'Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.'
Behind a counter, Hodan Isse dreams. Drill, money, receipts, dreams, missing stock, bruises, friendship, dreams, an investigation, God, fractured foundations. Dreams.
We follow Hodan Isse, a young sales associate who is accused of stealing stock. To prove her innocence she decides to investigate and uncovers more than she expected.
BABEL is a multidisciplinary show that explores the dreams and struggles of inner city working-class characters caught within the prism of a Shopping Centre. A show that interrogates our human need to build towers of illusion and hope to escape reality.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
