Friday 19th February
7pm
Running time: c. 90 minutes.
There is no interval.
Admission free

A popular entertainer struggles to restore his damaged memory by going over his life and times, and those of his country. All he can recall is darkness and fear. His colleague pushes him to face the past. Re-playing their repertoire of gags, wordplay and sketches prompts blazing insights into his present circumstances. Along the way, Burma’s history is told in a series of ingenious quick-cutting scenes, in turn darkly funny, poignant, and tragic.

A story told with flair, biting humour, virtuoso performances and original live music, The Burma Play sprints through the long history of the twentieth century to bring the nightmare of Burma bang up to date.

The Burma Play forms part of the Oxford Brookes University Human Rights Film and Music Festival, an initiative of post graduate students on the MA course in Development and Emergency Practice. The Festival, now in its 8th year, aims to raise awareness about a range of human rights concerns across the Oxford community. All screenings are open to the public and are completely free. For more details about the 2010 Festival which opens on 26 February, please see www.brookes.ac.uk/go/humanrights/