Join us for a new and bold play called For Three Refrigerators and a Washing Machine, which will make you think differently about the complex history of child adoption and family formation. ‘Historic’ adoptions have been called the discussion topic of the current decade, but there is nothing ‘historic’ about these adoptions for those who still live them. Our innovative play sifts through clues and then pieces together the personal story of child adoption that becomes the recognisable social history of twentieth-century Greece. For Greece of the 1950s, especially, this is the complex story of the families that were given every chance and those who were given no chance at all.

Our stage production of For Three Refrigerators and a Washing Machine brings a verbatim theatre play, presented in three different languages and including filmic components. It has been prepared for the stage by director Kyriaki Mitsou and features a diverse cast of actors of various ages and ethnicities. Adoptees themselves also contribute, vested as they are in amplifying their voices. The underpinning research was done by Professor Gonda Van Steen (King’s).

Note our performance dates of 24, 25, and 26 October 2024, at the Greenwood Theatre. We count on seeing you there! For more information, a preliminary playbill, and tickets, click here.

We seek sponsorship for this unique endeavour, and we appreciate any level of financial or in-kind support. You support us by ordering tickets and attending with friends and family. If you wish to support us in additional ways, please contact us at chs@kcl.ac.uk or Dr Claire Millington at claire.millington@kcl.ac.uk.