KABOSH are masters of giving voice to those who have been voiceless in theatre and sometimes the best way to understand the complexity of an issue is to simply watch a good production about it. Writer Rosemary Jenkins has been persistently reminding Paula McFetridge of Kabosh that the issue of human trafficking and slavery is one worthy of a spotlight and eventually commissioned her to write Silent Trade.
It’s not the easiest of subject matters but it’s what Rosemary Jenkinson calls ‘necessary’ and ‘urgent.’ Silent Trade details the human misery in the leafy Belfast suburbs through the life of a young female immigrant forced into prostitution and domestic servitude.
A powerful new play commissioned by Kabosh Theatre Company, shining a light on the hidden world of modern slavery and human trafficking in Northern Ireland, wil.
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