Routes, a 2013 British play about immigrants and refugees, feels timely for American audiences today at remybumppo. | kaylenralph
Nearly a decade after it debuted at the Royal Court Theatre in 2013, Rachel De-lahay’sis a story of progressively intertwined, mirrored vignettes of two characters and the handful of people who will determine their respective fates. Olufemi is a Nigerian immigrant who, after running afoul of British law, is deported with a near-guarantee to never reenter the country, effectively separating him from his family for life.
You can’t watch this play today without considering the impact Brexit has had on the efficacy of the European Court of Human Rights, an already dubious protective measure in the lives of asylum seekers . But the timing of’s American premiere is especially relevant with regard to the rampant inhumanity of current immigration policy in the U.S., as well. Mara Zinky’s scenic design casts these issues into the literal box they are often shelved in by politicians and cozy constituents alike.
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