Directing this deeply moving and important new work by Tanja Mastilo was a profound experience on many levels. The play centres around a meeting between two generations faced with the devastating choice of having to leave home and give up their identities due to war and political manipulation.

Photos: Aleksandar S. Mastilo

The show was produced by the wonderful Why Not Theatre Company and performed in Teatret ved Sorte Hest Nov. 13th – Dec. 6th. Shortly after our last show all theatres in Copenhagen were shut down due to Covid19. These are humbling times and the show brought many realities up close, of those who are living though it without home or a safe heaven – but also of our many colleagues, who are unable to work due to restrictions.

Read the Copenhagen Post review here: https://www.whynottheatre.dk/the-cheyenne-are-leaving/review-copenhagenpost.pdf