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Set in a not too implausible future where crying is just one more type of labour that can be outsourced to a cheap migrant workforce, CRY FOR ME draws on Romanian traditions of wailing. Babele bocitoare (buh-beh-leh bow-chi-twa-reh) are Romanian professional mourners: older women who go to funerals to cry for the deceased and their family. When all Romanians leave Romania in search of work elsewhere, two babe (buh-beh), Baba Luţa and Baba Deea, come to London in search of clients.
Almost a year on from the work-in-progress sharing as part of Calm Down Dear Festival, CRY FOR ME is back for three nights. And this time, they’re bringing friends.
CRY FOR ME CRIES WITH FRIENDS is a direct response to what is happening in the world and Britain’s complicity.
Our friends are artists, academics, activists and clowns.
It’ll be business as usual: in times of crisis, the babe (buh-beh) are here to cry for YOU.
All profits will go towards Workers for a Free Palestine, a grassroots collective of workers and trade unionists in Britain who want to organise for a free Palestine.
Generously supported by POMOC, a grassroots organisation that uses art and activism to spur political awareness & social change.
Supported by Odd Eyes Theatre, BÉZNĂTheatre, Camden People's Theatre & Counterpoints Arts.
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
