THE FLOWERS OF SREBRENICA

Inspired by Aidan Hehir’s illustrated book, with original dramaturgy by Lara Parmiani, The Flowers of Srebrenica is a haunting theatrical journey through memory, complicity and the fragility of civilisation.

The production blends physical theatre, animated projections and live performance to explore the human cost of silence. Performed by an international ensemble of artists from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda, Ireland and Ukraine, the show follows Aidan on a journey from Sarajevo to the site of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide — a journey that slowly dismantles certainty and confronts the audience with uncomfortable questions: What allows violence to happen? And what does it mean to look away? 

“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 production, in collaboration with Sarajevo War Theatre (SARTR) and MESS Festival. WATCH A TRAILER HERE

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.