The Death and Life of All of Us
Victor Esses
20th June | 19:30 | Crucible Theatre
Following a sell-out premiere at Soho Theatre and an award-winning run at Summerhall in Edinburgh Fringe 2023, celebrated migrant theatre maker Victor Esses brings his unique storytelling to Migration Matters Festival and the Crucible Theatre stage.
At 19, Victor found his long-lost great-aunt Marcelle in Rome. She’d moved from Judaism to Christianity, Lebanon to Italy, changed her name and kept a life-long secret. Inspired by her strength and her rebellion, Victor started making a documentary about her life. 20 years later, this is his attempt at finishing it…
Mixing real life home videos, endearing storytelling and original live-music, The Death & Life of All of Us is a funny and poignant exploration of belonging, resilience and an unexpected connection to the past that refuses to let go.
★★★★ Reviews Hub
★★★★ The Arts Desk
★★★★ The Student
"On stage, Victor Esses exudes an easy, open warmth. On screen, his long-lost great aunt Marcelle oozes sly wit and elegance." The Guardian
“Visually rich… a celebration of experimentation on and off stage” The Scotsman
"A funny, thought-provoking exploration of identity and place – both personal as well as geographical... a tremendous piece of performance art." Your Harlow
“The sound is stunning. Throughout the performance, Enrico Aurigemma plays guitar with a loop pedal, his swooning score sometimes tender, sometimes dark.” The Guardian
About Victor Esses
Victor Esses is a Jewish-Lebanese Latinx queer theatre-maker, performance artist and writer. His practice centres on nuanced intersectional, auto/biographical stories of belonging, resilience and intimacy, encouraging audiences to ask questions about what makes us most human.
He is an associate artist with CASA Festival. His work has been featured in BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, Barbican’s Fertility Fest and Forest Fringe TV. He presents the Global Jewish Voices podcast and he recently performed on an episode of The Guardian’s Audio Long Read podcast. His work has been nominated for the LUKAS Awards, and twice for the Emerge Performance Prize. His solo Where to Belong is published by Oberon Books (Methuen Drama).
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£12 I £8 I £3
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Doors open - 19:00
Running time - 19:30 - 20:30
Please note this is subject to change
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Crucible Theatre
55 Norfolk Street
Sheffield S1 1DA -
12+
Strobe lighting
Loud music
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The Crucible Theatre is wheelchair accessible.
The building has an accessible toilet and lift access
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Website: https://www.victoresses.com/
Twitter: @victoresses
Instagram: @victoresses
Thursday 20th June, 2024
19:30 - 20:30
Tickets £12/£8/£3