THE FLOWERS OF SREBRENICA

A Brechtian exploration of the human cost of silence, The Flowers of Srebrenica amplifies voices often marginalised in historical narratives. Featuring artists from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda, Ireland and Ukraine, LegalAliens’ theatrical reimagining of Aidan Hehir’s illustrated novel, blends physical theatre, devising, and animated projections, to show how quickly societies can fall apart. 

The show follows Aidan along his journey from Sarajevo to the site of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, guided by Mustafa, a Bosnian war veteran turned tour guide. Arriving as a confident expert on the Balkans, he soon finds his assumptions challenged. As the heat becomes suffocating and the voices of the victims echo in his head, what begins as an ironic road trip shifts into a stark reckoning with human connection and the fragility of civilisation.

“A chorus of three women create a haunting sense of the enduring past. They are the physical and emotional environment of Aidan’s journey” – The Morning Star ★★★★

The dramaturgy is framed by a chorus of women storytellers, survivors and witnesses of war, who bring dark humor and challenge both the protagonist and audience to confront their complicity in historical violence.

“A production that uses all elements of 21st-century theatre to tell its lamentable tale of evil’s success in the face of passivity.” — Broadway World ★★★★

“…Both haunting and mesmerising, the chorus glide glass panels across the stage, transforming them into living screens where digital projections bring the main figures of the massacre vividly to life.” — The Indiependent ★★★★★

A LegalAliens Theatre production, in collaboration with Sarajevo War Theatre SARTR, and in association with MESS Festival

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England; Part of Perform Europe in collaboration with Heartefact Fund, Para Film & Teater AS, Binario Vivo APS.

A series of panel discussions on the theme of “Performing what connects us”, chaired and curated by Dr Szabolcs Musca (Migrant Dramaturges Network), accompany the project.