One man, one monster, one unforgettable act of violence. This is the story of the world’s most notorious terrorist. The man who changed the world.
After a highly successful Edinburgh Fringe, Manchester based Knaïve Theatre’s award-winning and highly provocative Bin Laden: The One Man Show, is touring to New York, Hollywood, San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico for 3 weeks in June.
The One Man Show tells the story of the world’s most notorious terrorist up until 9/11 from his point of view and asks audiences to listen.
The twist? Bin Laden is 26 years old, White British and charming as cream teas in summer. RADA trained rising star Sam Redway plays the 21st Century’s most notorious terrorist. But how much do we really know about Bin Laden, can an audience learn to empathise with a monster?
As Islamist extremist attacks on the West are increasing, international security is tenser than ever and with the American election looming Knaïve Theatre seek to understand the other side of the Terrorist narrative. They provoke and facilitate an important and timely debate around the conflicts in the Middle-East and the current war on terror. They ask audiences to re-examine their own information and prejudices from a naïve perspective, as the company have.
“We have a naïve belief that stories can change the world. This story is one whose impact we, as a country, as a world, are still reeling from.”says Sam Redway
