Diaspora Inferno: From My Grandmother's Kitchen

Presented by De Insomniis Theatre & Drayton Arms Theatre

Diaspora Inferno: From My Grandmother’s Kitchen is a devised physical theatre work inspired by Dante’s Inferno and reimagined through the lens of diaspora survival, generational silence, and womanhood. The piece moves through seven “sins” — Gluttony, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Sloth, Greed, and Pride — not as moral judgments, but as emotional inheritances shaped by migration, trauma, and resilience.

The kitchen in this production is a symbol of survival and silence — a sacred domestic space where immigrant women cook, mourn, remember, and resist. Through movement, sound, testimony, and ritual, we hope to amplify stories that are often unheard or buried between generations.

Content warnings: This project invites personal stories about migration, family, survival, and memory. Some stories may touch on themes of loss, trauma, domestic struggles, silence, sexual references or cultural pressures.

Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs!

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