Kilden & Competence Center
Anne Frank's siblings
The play deals with today’s influx of refugees in Europe, drawing parallels to Anne Frank, the girl who went into hiding for fear of being captured by the Nazi occupiers who persecuted Jews during World War II.
A tragic human story meets the brutal tone of the comment sections.
Her name is Jamilah, and she has been a refugee her entire life. Actress Nasrin Khuswari portrays her with the directness and spirit of a young girl. Jamilah was born in Norway; she arrived in the country while still in her mother’s womb, as they were fleeing. She is 12 years old when they are awakened by the police and sent to Syria. Shortly thereafter, the civil war breaks out. She is 16 when she discovers that her mother is prostituting herself to keep them alive, and she herself is raped and begins selling sex. She is 18 when she and her mother try to flee again, hoping for a new chance in Norway. Her mother drowns. Jamilah survives. She tries to make it on her own.
Jamilah is a fictional character, but she could have been real. Her story is made up of fragments of lives we have all heard about. Some of the input comes from people who have fled their homes themselves. Five of them appear on stage as performers alongside the actors. Members of “Odin’s Soldiers” have also contributed.
The performance is a reminder of human dignity, set against xenophobia and contempt for humanity.
“I am a human being,” says Jamilah in one of the play’s most desperate scenes.
Theater director Birgit Amalie Nilssen says: “We don’t offer ready-made answers to difficult questions, but the theater’s strength lies in our ability to pause time for a moment and give the audience space to reflect.”
Starring: Nasrin Khusrawi, Hege O. Enger, Jon Erik Myre, Mohammad Baghdadi, Mona Ayash Hasan, Jwan Mohammad, Ahmad Radwan Alkeder, and Taha Mahsen Taiseer
Screenplay: Amalie Nilssen
Director: Laura Christina Brøvig Vallenes
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