BROKEN WINGS
Charing Cross Theatre, London – 11th February – 26th March 2022
Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment with Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane in association with Edward Prophet and People Entertainment Group presents
Based on bestselling novelist Kahlil Gibran’s (The Prophet) poetic book, and with a beautiful original score from Middle Eastern duo Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan, this moving production is set to be the theatrical event of 2022.
New York City, 1923. Through exquisite poetry and enchanting music, an ageing Gibran narrates our tale, transporting us back two decades and across continents, to turn-of-the-century Beirut. Gibran meets Selma; their connection is instant and their love affair, fated. However, their journey to happiness is soon thrown off course, as the pair face obstacles that shake the delicate foundation of their partnership. Will their love win out or will their dream of a life together be torn apart?
Performed uniquely in-the-round, Broken Wings takes us on an unmissable musical voyage, exploring issues of gender equality, immigration, the freedom to love who we love, and what ‘home’ really means to us. Over a century later, and the themes and debates raised in Gibran’s story, remain increasingly relevant today.
Get swept away in the magic of this epic, poignant, and romantic musical and book now!
Written by Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Bronagh Lagan
Musical Director: Erika Gundesen
Set & Costume Designer: Gregor Donnelly
Choreographer: Philip Michael Thomas
Lighting Designer: Nic Farman
Sound Designer: Andrew Johnson
Casting Director: Jane Deitch
Orchestrations: Joe Davison
Production Co-ordinator: Ollie Hancock
General Manager: Chris Matanlé
CAST
Yasmeen Audi (Layla Bawab/Ensemble)
Haroun Al Jeddal (Mansour Bey Galib),
Lucca Chadwick-Patel (Young Kahlil Gibran)
Soophia Foroughi (Mother)
Alex Kais (Ensemble)
Johan Munir (Bishop Bulos)
Nadim Naaman (Kahlil Gibran)
Ayesha Patel (Dima Bawab)
Stephen Rahman-Hughes (Faris)
Noah Sinigaglia (Selma Karamy)
REVIEWS
‘Broken Wings is a powerful production, that highlights the ever-strong presence of corruption and poor treatment of the female sex that still exists in the Middle East today’.
Entertainment Focus
‘Heartfelt and Heavenly Production’
London Theatre One
★★★★★
‘An oriental reverie of romance’
The Upcoming
★★★★★
‘Everything works in this musical’
London Theatre Reviews
★★★★★
‘It highlights just how much Gibran was ahead of his time, and this musical treatment of his work is a fitting tribute.’-
Broadway World
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