Stirling refugee-led drama project tells story of finding fresh Scottish start

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Featured by the Scottish Daily Record, the Trojan Women Project highlights how therapeutic theatre can foster connection, belonging, and resilience for people rebuilding their lives after displacement.

Bringing together refugees and asylum seekers from Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, and Afghanistan, the project uses Euripides’ The Trojan Women as a creative framework for participants to transform their own stories of survival and new beginnings into a public performance.

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Featured by the Scottish Daily Record, the Trojan Women Project highlights how therapeutic theatre can foster connection, belonging, and resilience for people rebuilding their lives after displacement. Bringing together refugees and asylum seekers from Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, and Afghanistan, the project uses Euripides’ The Trojan Women as a creative framework for participants to transform their own stories of survival and new beginnings into a public performance. Read more at

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