Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention centre
after his mother fled the violence of a distant homeland, life behind
the fences is all he's ever known. Now his imagination is pushing at the
limits of his world.
One day, Jimmie appears on the other side of the fence, bringing a
notebook written by the mother she lost. Unable to read it, she relies
on Subhi to unravel her own family's mysterious and moving history.
Together, Subhi and Jimmie must find a way to freedom, and they must be
braver than they've ever been before...
The Bone Sparrow, Zana Fraillon's powerful and deeply moving novel
about the displacement and treatment of refugees and sanctuary seekers,
has been widely read and studied around the world since its publication
in 2017.
This enthralling stage adaptation by award-winning Australian playwright
S. Shakthidharan was first produced on a UK tour in 2022 by Pilot
Theatre with York Theatre Royal, Derby Theatre, Belgrade Theatre,
Coventry, and Mercury Theatre Colchester.