A NEW play about children seeking sanctuary today and remembering the Kindertransport will be performed in Harwich later this month.

From Here On is an ambitious physical theatre performance about a child’s right to safety, whoever they are and wherever they are from, by award-winning theatre companies Good Chance and Gecko.

The play also marks 85 years since the Kindertransport saved 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe.

Harwich was chosen for the play as it was the main entry point for these children, with the first arriving on December 2, 1938.

Almost 2,000 of the young refugees spent a number of weeks at Dovercourt Holiday Camp while waiting for host families to be organised.

Forty young people from around the world take part alongside Gecko’s professional ensemble in the large-scale production which is directed by Amit Lahav.

From Here On has already been performed in Dover and will then go to London Liverpool Street and the Hague in Holland in September, followed by Berlin in Germany.

The play contains themes of migration, displacement and the challenges faced by people seeking sanctuary, some of which are of a distressing nature, meaning parents and carers should consider the suitability for anyone under age 11.

The play aims to inspire new acts of solidarity in partnership with Safe Passage International, a charity which helps unaccompanied child refugees and vulnerable adults find safe routes to sanctuary.

From Here On is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, Comic Relief, John Lyon's Charity, the German Embassy, the Association of Jewish Refugees, the SHM Foundation, Big Give's Arts for Impact Match Fund, Jessica Foung, and Alexander and Brenda Leff.

The show is being presented in partnership with Colchester’s Mercury Theatre.

The running time is 35 minutes and there are performances at 11am, 1.15pm, 3.30pm, and 5.40pm on Friday, August 30, and at the same times on Sunday, September 1.

Tickets are free for the public event at Harwich Yachting Beach, and do not need to be booked in advance.