Friday 3 & Saturday 4 July 2026, 7.30pm. Duration: 100 minutes

In a candlelit room in Port-au-Prince, Zily and Ferah love, cry, remember and tear each other apart, moving to the rhythm of a city gripped by violence. Zily does not want to leave without Ferah, but he, who still feels useful there, cannot bring himself to leave the island. How can love survive in a collapsing city?

Poetic, sensual, funny and deeply moving, Haitian writer Gaëlle Bien-Aimé’s semi-autobiographical play Port-au-Prince and its Sweet Night captures the whispered intimacy of a sprawling, broken place. Two lovers live to the pulse of the city’s streets, caught between staying to hold its future or fleeing to save themselves.

The performance is preceded by Antigone / Agonist, a new music-text poem inspired from Greek tragedy and recurring histories of resistance, the sacred and unjust power. Created and performed by Jersey-based musicians Rui Figueiredo (guitar), Michael Freeman (saxophone) and James Tyson (voice). 

Performed in French with English subtitles.

Plus: Join the performers for a post-show discussion on Sat 4 July.

Presented in association with Maison de la Normandie et de la Manch.

Tickets: Tickets: £15 / £10 and pay-what-you-can via Eventbrite