Little Amal is a Syrian girl in the guise of a giant puppet who has been charming young and old these last few weeks as she’s journeyed from the Syrian border to the shores of the UK in search of her mother.
Three-and-a-half meters tall and operated by teams of gifted puppeteers, she makes an impressive emotional impact as she passes, fluttering her eyelashes and beaming out a gentle humanity, which is difficult to ignore.
She arrives in the UK tomorrow (19th Oct) in Folkestone, Kent, on England’s South coast.
She will be visiting Canterbury, London, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Sheffield and Barnsley and Manchester.
Brother Jack’s partner, Claire Béjanin, is bidding her farewell after a hectic few weeks overseeing the journey through France.
Catch Amal if you can–she gladdens the heart.
See Amal in action here: https://fb.watch/8J4blbwZwy/
Timeout‘s article has the London itinerary details for Amal–where and when you can see her, which starts Saturday outside of the grounding gates to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (1pm Sat Oct 23).
She visits the Southbank Centre as part of the London Literature Festival, which features a novel about refugee children and then at 5:30pm, a choir welcomes Amal to the National Theatre terrace.
At 7pm, A special dance will welcome Amal to Somerset House.
Sun Oct 24 is Amal’s 10th birthday and the party takes place at the V&A Museum. (Free, but book tickets in advance.) Highlights include a massive cake from Yotam Ottolenghi that will be shared with the audience.
A special birthday concert takes place at the Roundhouse that evening at 7pm. Book early! Tickets £20-£35.
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Dear Robin as always you lift the heart and give good for thought with your posts Thank you Brenda W
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thank you so much Robin for sharing this. It’s on my calendar to watch.
Always best to you and Meredith.