About this event:
The Shroud Maker at the Greenwich Theatre is written and directed by Ahmed Masoud.
This event is suitable for: All ages
This event costs: £10 - £15
Hajja Souad, an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip, knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. A compelling black comedy, The Shroud Maker delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians to weave a highly distinctive path through Palestine’s turbulent past and present. Loosely based on a real life character still living in Gaza, this one-woman comedy weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer, and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humour.
Ahmed Masoud is a writer, director and academic based in the UK and author of Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda. His plays include Camouflage (London, May 2017), Walaa/Loyalty (London, June & November 2014), Unto the Breach (London, November 2012 & Vienna, November 2013) and Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea (London, 2009 & Edinburgh Fringe, August 2009). His radio piece Escape from Gaza was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
Julia Tarnoky’s range of roles include Sylvia Plath in Sylvia directed by Ralph Fiennes, Helen in Corryvreckan (for which she won the LFA Best Actress Award), extensive credits with Howard Barker and The Wrestling School, Deborah in A Kind Of Alaska, Ruth Holderness in Bridlington, and Tyu in Reema Sengupta’s Tyu’s Company an award-winning short selected for 9 international film festivals.
Price: £10 – £15
Telephone: 020 8858 7755
Email the team here!
Website URL: www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Location: Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES, UK
Details are subject to change so please make sure you check with the venue before setting out. Thanks!
You must be logged in to post a comment.