Storm In The North: Idlib

 Idlib is a gripping evening of drama, an uplifting story of kindness…It’s also part cooking show and an opportunity to eat some fabulous Syrian food! 

We make bread – the Syrian way. We mix the ingredients, add water, wait for it to rise. 

We hear the story of a displaced Syrian woman. 

When the dough is ready, the room fills with the smell of freshly baked bread. We share it with our friends and neighbours – and enjoy it with Syrian Meze. 

When he was in Turkey, writer Kevin Dyer (Theatre Porto) was told by a Syrian refugee, ‘Do not forget Syria’. This is our attempt, with baking, and a thrilling piece of drama, to keep the proud people of that country in our minds – with food and a story of hope. 

This ‘show’ is a mix of conversation, a very moving storytelling monologue, making bread on stage, drawing, and sharing personal memories of food and family, eating meze together and socialising.