THE HOME
THE HOME by Gill Parsons.
In the impoverished, post-war London of the 1950's, seven-year-old Uma lives with her brothers and her working-class parents; Ronnie and Shahine. When Uma is removed from the family home by the state and placed indefinitely in a rural, convalescent home, a personal odyssey begins. Uma must contend with the formidable Sister, racist bullying and a hostile environment. Cut off from her family; armed only with her trusty teddy bear; Uma will learn a new meaning for the word home.
Writer Gill Parsons is a retired lecturer and magistrate. The Home was developed from her own lived experience as a child.
Co-created by Claire Coaché and Lisle Turner of Open Sky, The Home in a brand new theatre production that combines new writing with physicalised performance, object manipulation, sound design and music.
Tour dates 2026
Sat 7 February, 19.30
Lydbury North Village Hall, Shropshire
Early bird £10. £12/£6 (< 16yrs)
Enquiries: 01588 680610
Tues 10 February, 19.00
Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford
£16/£14
Box Office: 01432 340555
Wed 11 February, 19.00
Celf o Gwmpas, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
£12/£10
Enquiries: 01597 822 777
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Fri 13 February, 15.00
St Peters Centre, Peterchurch, Herefordshire
£12 suggested donation
Enquiries/reservations: 01981 551143
Sat 14 February, 19.30
Market Theatre, Ledbury, Herefordshire
£16/£12
Box Office: 07967 517125
CAST
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GENEVIEVE SABHERWAL
Co-devised and Performed by
CREW
Co-created by Claire Coaché & Lisle Turner
Written by Gill Parsons
Produced by Kama Roberts for Open Sky
Designed by Ioana Curelea
Lighting Designed by Sophie Moore
Sound Design by Tic Ashfield
Set build by
Technical Stage Managed by Sophie Moore
Production Photography by Kie Cummings
Funded by UK Government and Herefordshire Council Shared Prosperity Funding. With financial support from The Elmley Foundation. And Arts Council England.
Supported by Courtyard Hereford and Hereford College of Arts.
Made in residence at Hereford College of Arts
Student artists: