Name: Sanctuary
Start: 2024-10-20T19:30:00+01:00
Location: The Cluntergate Centre

Red Ladder Theatre Company in collaboration with Theatre Royal Wakefield & CAPA College
Traditionally, churches across the world have offered sanctuary to those seeking safety from persecution. But how do we react when that ideal becomes a reality?
When Alland, a young Iranian man, begs to be given sanctuary at St Mary’s church in a northern town, it sparks a community to react in all the ways each member believes to be right. Molly, a young worker there, joins forces with vicar Fiona to resist both the angry vigilantes and the hard-hearted authorities beyond the church walls to try to protect Alland.
Holding a special community service where voices on all sides sing their songs of redemption and condemnation, Fiona asks the question to everyone present: do we give Alland over to the State or live up to our well-versed ideals of compassion?
Sanctuary is a brand-new musical that welcomes us in and asks the question: do we want safety and freedom for only ourselves, or for us all? A vital story of one man’s hopes for help and support in a time when not all strangers are welcomed.
With a chorus drawn from students at Wakefield’s CAPA College, Boff Whalley (‘We’re Not Going Back’) and Sarah Woods’ musical mixes hard-hitting ideas with memorable melodic tunes and harmonies.
Come on in – the Service is about to begin…
Kindly supported by the Mayor of West Yorkshire’s Safer Communities Fund.
All performances will be captioned via The Difference Engine, a tool that enables d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing people to read performance captions on their phone.
Age guidance 13+
Warning: violence & violent, aggressive, threatening behaviour. Derogatory language about immigrants and some ethnic minorities.
Venues wheelchair accessible – when booking, please let us know about any access needs.
For Red Ladder Local venues: Rockwell Centre – Bradford, St. Mary’s Parish Church, St. John’s Parish Church, The Grove Hall and The Cluntergate Center, tickets £5 but if you require a subsidised space, please email [email protected] as we’d love you to attend.