Showing @ Underbelly Cowgate Edinburgh, 3-28 Aug @ 16:05
“Human beings are not property.” This, Kofi Annan’s belief, seems like an obvious assertion in a world where we believe that freedom is guaranteed. But, while we concentrate on the injustices of our immediate world we continually fail to recognise that our concept of freedom is far from widespread. And, it’s our inability to strive for this collective freedom that Clean Break ask us to question and realise in Rebecca Prichard’s Dream Pill.
Set in a cold and dark room, Dream Pill follows Bola (Danielle Vitalis) and Tunde (Samantha Pearl), two Nigerian children who’ve been trafficked to Britain as sex slaves. The theme of human trafficking is no stranger to the Fringe, but the difference with Dream Pill is that it’s affecting, poignant and distressing. You’ll laugh at Bola’s Beyonce-esque moves then seconds later you’ll be brought back to reality with a sharp thud with questions we can’t answer. Our silence is suffocating. Dream Pill is far from a cathartic theatrical experience but its ability to ask us why we revel in complacency when it comes to a collective, widespread freedom is beyond worthwhile.