THE FLOWERS OF SREBRENICA
If stories are not told, what is the toll?
A LegalAliens Theatre co-production with Sarajevo War Theatre SARTR, in association with MESS Festival
A bold theatrical reimagining of Aidan Hehir’s illustrated novel, blending physical theatre, devising, and animated projections.
Featuring artists from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda, Ireland and Ukraine, the show follows Aidan along his recent 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.
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.
Has humanity learned anything 30 years later?
A Brechtian exploration of the human cost of silence, The Flowers of Srebrenica amplifies voices often marginalized in historical narratives, while asking: If stories go untold, what is the toll? If we fail to amplify the voices of the dead, how can we stop history from repeating? Can theatre help?
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England; Part of Perform Europe in collaboration with Heartefact Fund, Param Film & Teater AS, Binario Vivo APS.
The low pay.
The boredom.
The locals.
The food.
The women.
The ‘ancient ethnic hatreds.’
A throwback into medieval savagery
A genocide in slow motion
Witnessed by cameras
Opening 9 July 2025
9-10 July: Sarajevo War Theatre SARTR, Bosnia-Herzegovina
12 July: Tuzla Public Theater, Bosnia-Herzegovina
FREE ENTRY
14-15 July: Heartefact House, Belgrade, Serbia
14-18 October: Jackson's Lane, London, UK
22-23 October: Rommen Scene, Oslo, Norway
BOOKING OPENS SOON
14-15 November, Binario Vivo, Pisa, Italy
BOOKING OPENS SOON
Based on the novel by Aidan Hehir
DIRECTION
Lara Parmiani
DRAMATURGY
Lara Parmiani, Becka McFadden
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Becka McFadden
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Angella Poulima
PRODUCER
Amy Sze
CAST
Selma Alispahić, Taz Munyaneza, Valeriia Poholsha, Edin Suljić, Cillian O’Donnchadha, Jeremiah O’Connor
SET/COSTUME DESIGN
Isabella Van Braeckel
PROJECTION DESIGN
Edalia Day
SOUND DESIGN
Jovana Backović
LIGHTING DESIGN
Nedim Pejdah
CULTURAL CONSULTANT
Edin Suljić
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION
David Frankum
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