Skinners' Academy presents...

Refugee Boy

Alem grows up at a time of violent civil war in Ethiopia. When he is fourteen, he escapes to England under the pretext of a holiday with his father. Alem is then left to navigate life in London: the care system, secondary school, relationships, grief and a court case for legal status.

We are performing Sissay's adaptation of Zephaniah novel written in 2001 - 25 years ago. 

Today, this story is just as relevant.

As Zephaniah said, "When I hear politicians say that we are being 'flooded' with refugees, I always remind myself that each refugee is a person.  A person who for some reason has left everything they know and love to find safety in a strange and sometimes hostile land."

Date: 24th, 25th, 26th March 2026

Time: 7pm

Location: Theatre 

Tickets available on ParentPay