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Kenmure Street by Simon Jay is a theatrical retelling of the Kenmure Street protest saving two Sikh men from being removed from their homes and deported, due to visa problems on the morning of 13th May 2021. Glasgow Pollockshields. 

The local residents were outraged when they heard and gathered in a peaceful protest and sit in, around the Home Office van until the men were released, only after the political parties got involved. 

In this staging three actors Nesha Caplan, Kal Sabir and Betty Valencia take on all the parts,from local residents to polititions. Expect some wonderful caricatures of Priti Patel and Nicola Sturgeon!

The tone of the play is set by the entrance music featuring many protest songs from the decades including "We ShallNot Be Moved" , this is highlighted by the folky song sung throughout the play "Dexy's Under the Bus" composed in tribute to the protester who actually lay under the van to stop the removal of the prisoners.

Three actors taking on all the parts of a protest may seem a difficult operation, however under Nicola McCartney’s wonderful direction. Moving the players through the aisles of the space, we as an audience, felt part of the crowd on the street.

This will become a history play, the time a community came together to right an injustice against fellow human beings, every faith came to protect these men. 

I only hope the same will continue to happen, with the rise of Racist Reform we need to come together more now than ever.