The Island Nation

The world does not care. The world doesnt even know. There are European tourists sipping cocktails right now on the beaches in the south who have no idea whats happening in the north. Sri Lanka 2009. A 26-year civil war between the government and the Tamil Tigers is coming to an end. The United Nations the media and all independent witnesses are banned from entering the war zone. Nila a young Tamil woman is trapped in rebel-held territory. Rebecca a British aid worker is desperate to get her out. Erik a Norwegian politician thinks he has a plan for peace. But nothing is certain and nobody is safe.Be transported to the heart of Sri Lanka to discover the shocking truths and the extraordinary human sides of the biggest unreported war story of our time. Based on real events The Island Nation is a visceral revelatory new play by Christine Bacon artistic director of the pioneering human rights theatre company ice&fire.