Churchill Theatre, Edinburgh International Festival Four stars When the audience of six are led on the short walk from the Church Hill Theatre foyer to the studio space at the back of the building, it isn't entirely clear where they're going. The worlds they're about to be plunged into over the next forty-five minutes, however, are an infinitely more frightening trip into the unknown. Vox Motus' re-telling of Caroline Brothers' 2012 novel follows the harrowing journey of Kabir and Aryan, two brothers from Afghanistan, who flee their country for refuge in England by way of Greece, Italy and France. It is a hazardous and often life-threatening journey, which thousands upon thousands of refugees are attempting right now. In Vox Motus' retelling, directors Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison, working with writer Oliver Emanuel, designer and model-maker Rebecca Hamilton and lighting designer Simon Wilkinson have created an intimate and troubling experience.
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