Little Brother at Jermyn Street Theatre

Little Brother – a moving, brilliantly staged odyssey about migration, family, and resilience, blending gripping performances with political urgency and theatrical ingenuity. At Jermyn Street Theatre to Jun 21. TIckets:https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/little-brother/

Little Brother at Jermyn Street Theatre tells the powerful true story of Ibrahima Balde. He travels from Guinea across Africa to find his missing younger brother. The journey is long, dangerous, and heartbreaking. Yet, the play is filled with warmth, energy, and hope.

Director Stella Powell-Jones stages an epic journey in a tiny theatre with fluid movement, smart lighting, and minimal set. The cast of five plays dozens of characters. Blair Gyabaah shines as Ibrahima. He starts full of joy and innocence. Slowly, hardship and loss dim his light.

The story moves quickly. Ibrahima crosses deserts, endures forced labour, escapes traffickers, and risks death. Each step feels real. The staging never drags. The performances stay grounded and human.

Meanwhile, the show avoids preaching. It doesn’t shout its politics but lets the story speak. Still, the message is clear. Migrants are people, not statistics. The irony of Ibrahima being denied a visa to see his own story adds weight.

Little Brother is not just a migration tale. It’s a tribute to family, love, and the will to keep going.

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