The community theatre play "And Then Came Spring" centres on the life of a child bride in Kabul, who is abandoned by her husband after she has their baby, and his decision sets

off a chain of events that changes everyone’s lives forever. The play is a collaborative effort between refugee community-funded theatre group Parastoo Theatre and the Instant Cafe Theatre Company. We find out more from Saleh Sepas, the co-founder of Parastoo Theatre and director of this play, and Jo Kukathas, the Artistic Director of the Instant Cafe Theatre and dramaturg of the play.


If you’d like to be a supporter of this production, find out more both here and here. For details on how to purchase tickets for the performance, click here.



Image credit: Parastoo Theatre / Instant Cafe Theatre Company

The community theatre play "And Then Came Spring" centres on the life of a child bride in Kabul, who is abandoned by her husband after she has their baby, and his decision setsoff a chain of events that changes everyone’s lives forever. The play is a collaborative effort between refugee community-funded theatre group <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ParastooTheater">Parastoo Theatre</a> and the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/InstantCafeTheatre">Instant Cafe Theatre Company</a>. We find out more from Saleh Sepas, the co-founder of Parastoo Theatre and director of this play, and Jo Kukathas, the Artistic Director of the Instant Cafe Theatre and dramaturg of the play. If you’d like to be a supporter of this production, find out more both <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://shorturl.at/rJOW8">here</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgiveback.my%2Fcampaigns%2Fand-then-came-spring-empowering-afghan-and-other-refugees-in-malaysia%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2clKhMTlixj1oWHPdgX3MXmRqKEi0n0VG8RVKWGCN3LyuandX-CZx81Ak&amp;h=AT2mScyQKAiMZ-VRg33AXIQzXz5B2UwYNGfjLvZXRBFK_4TU41VaMLyab7laA7aIrIIW6zRguGo4y5aAlNM8aAGv9oOmwftkBKVN416s9usxdbCYkvLSiNjNKc9au-pidg&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT2SVai2o3JVNslodu8hKm_yszPenblxQPmWVwQp20VKqXhFILt5_KbpmIYw6rX0FLEdTu6YKTJzfcddfTf2QN3ixb-G2ObTbUQMfcgo7Y_Y2QBgkZJZYVgwVVhPHXeAHG-mJ52ghj838q0XNSuiHynhawELwqCadxPpHQjhHGS-KsY4gWQakQ">here</a>. For details on how to purchase tickets for the performance, click <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/364227719125985/364227735792650/?active_tab=about">here</a>.Image credit: Parastoo Theatre / Instant Cafe Theatre Company

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