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Friendship makes us fresh. And doth beget new courage in our
breasts. A new play for young people and schools, created from
Shakespeare’s works. In this wood of words, a band of newcomers
arrive to witness banishments, storms, unhappy endings, reunions,
and murder most foul... and try to make sense of it all. This
unique and thoughtful adaptation for young performers of several of
Shakespeare’s works is co-written by director Chris White and
award-winning playwright Hannah Khalil, in honour of the 400th
anniversary of the First Folio this year. The Wood of Words was
created as part of the Associate Schools Programme (the RSC’s
long term partnership programme with schools and theatre partners).
This edition was published to coincide with the Playmaking Festival
at the RSC, in July 2023.
A first-of-its-kind anthology, Beyond The Canon's Plays for Young
Activists combines plays, toolkits, and an online guide to empower
young people into activism. With award-winning plays from the UK's
most revolutionary female writers of colour, as well as bespoke
multimedia learning guides, this collection offers young global
activists aged 16+, as well as teachers and creatives at any level,
the opportunity to diversify their education and enhance their
understanding of politically driven plays, world politics and
social justice. Unique in how it amplifies these selected
award-winning plays by incorporating learning guides that
accommodate different learning styles (be they visual, auditory,
reading/writing and kinaesthetic), Beyond The Canon dares readers
to take a deeper dive into the world of the play, be inspired by
the themes and provocations and use the anthology to evolve into
the ultimate activist. The plays include: Muhammad Ali and Me by
Mojisola Adebayo A Museum in Baghdad by Hannah Khalil Acceptance by
Amy Ng With resources like top tips on creating a safe space,
practical drama challenges and games, interviews with the writers,
research guides and activism test sheets, Beyond The Canon's Plays
for Young Activists will spark the imagination of any and all
readers, likely inspiring the next Mojisola Adebayo, Hannah Khalil
and Amy Ng.
This is the first ever collection of plays by Palestinian-Irish
playwright Hannah Khalil; the first woman of Arab heritage to have
a main-stage play at the RSC. It encompasses a decade's worth of
plays exploring her Arab heritage, drawing on family histories as
well as significant events in the Arab World. They were all written
during a period that included the end of the war in Iraq, the
intensification of the occupation of Palestine and the birth and
disillusion of the so called Arab Spring. The plays included are
set in both a historical and modern context. They include a
feminist take on 1001 nights and the Scheherazade story; an
exploration of Gertrude Bell, the Museum in Baghdad and Britain's
role in the birth of the Iraq; plus two plays looking at the
Palestinian experience, one based on a family living through the
creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the other an epic collage
that moves in time from 1948 to present day. This anthology also
includes a radio play set in Dubai and a monologue about the power
and legacy of artefacts. It's notable that these plays offer a
plethora of non-stereotypical roles for actors of Arab heritage.
Through the six plays included the reader can trace a variety of
approaches to storytelling, a host of memorable characters and some
unforgettable stories. Plays include: Plan D Scenes from 73* Years
A Negotiation Museum in Baghdad Last of the Pearl Fishers Hakawatis
‘Who knows yet But from this Lady may proceed a gem To lighten
all this isle’ You know the story: a King who turns his country
upside down to try and secure a male heir. But it’s never been
told this way before. A Queen fights for justice. A Lady provokes
reformation. But in the absence of a son, can a Princess change the
future? See the story of Henry VIII from a female perspective: this
exploration of love, lineage and power by Shakespeare’s Globe
Writer in Residence (2022) Hannah Khalil unfolds in a new way.
I'm his mother. A mother knows things - feels them. When her child
isn't well. Isn't happy. The kitchen of a suburban house. A mother
and daughter raise a child in the most normal way possible
following the departure of a family member. Tensions rise as the
pair skirt around issues that underpin their co-dependency, proving
that what goes on inside a relationship is never clear to the
people outside. This searing new play by award-winning writer
Hannah Khalil is published in Methuen Drama's Lost Plays series,
celebrating new plays that had productions postponed due to the
Covid-19 outbreak and the global shutdown of theatre spaces.
I want to know what the other trees know Go where the other trees
go Where do they go? Writer Hannah Khalil collaborates with
Shakespeare's Globe in London in this magical re-imagining and
re-wilding of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale The Fir
Tree. Written for just four actors this inventive and dynamic
adaptation harnesses all of the joy of the Christmas season and
reminds us that we can all make a difference in taking care of our
planet. Music, song and storytelling combine in this accessible and
enchanting adaptation that is suitable for families and young
people to perform and read together in a story of hope. This
edition was published to coincide with the premiere at the Globe
Theatre, London, in December 2021.
Hakawati Noun: Storyteller. From the Arabic terms 'hekaye' meaning
story and 'haki' meaning to talk. A tyrant revenges his wife's
infidelity by wedding, bedding and beheading a new bride every day.
Years later, only five brides-in-waiting remain. These women are
unapologetic, and united in their fight to keep themselves - and
the whole of womankind - alive. They've got other ideas for their
future, and it starts with a story... This fearless new play, a
co-production with Tamasha, is written by Globe Resident Writer
Hannah Khalil. This edition is published to coincide with the world
premiere at the Globe Theatre, London, in December 2022.
This is about my responsibility. Doing what is right. Being where
I'm needed. I've started a job and I must finish it. I owe it to
the people of Iraq. In 1926, the nation of Iraq is in its infancy,
and British archaeologist Gertrude Bell is founding a museum in
Baghdad. In 2006, Ghalia Hussein is attempting to reopen the museum
after looting during the war. Decades apart, these two women share
the same goals: to create a fresh sense of unity and nationhood, to
make the world anew through the museum and its treasures. But in
such unstable times, questions remain. Who is the museum for? Whose
culture are we preserving? And why does it matter when people are
dying? A story of treasured history, desperate choices and the
remarkable Gertrude Bell. This edition of Hannah Khalil's epic new
play was published to coincide with the world premiere at the RSC's
The Other Place in 2019.
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Interference (Paperback)
Morna Pearson, Hannah Khalil, Vlad Butucea
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R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Can you ever really trust a machine? It is the near future. A
couple are struggling to conceive, but fortunately their company
has the perfect solution. A woman waits in a VR metaverse to do
homework with her young daughter. In a care home staffed by
advanced AIs, a woman struggles to make a connection with her
android carer. Interference is a trilogy of near-future plays.
Staged in an empty office block transformed with vivid projection
and atmospheric soundscapes. It asks the question: will technology
interfere with what we really need from each other? This edition
was published to coincide with National Theatre of Scotland's 2019
production.
What are we doing then? Come on, lets go - all of us, lets tell
everyone in the street, its too late we've lost, all the years of
hardship, being murdered, imprisoned, having your homes taken, your
jobs, your fields, your olives, your ability to move from one place
to another - everything you have endured has been for nothing.
They've won. So let's just leave it to them, disappear. It's what
they want. You are doing what they want. You are an educated young
Palestinian man. We need you here. Stay. Scenes from 68 Years is a
selection of intertwined vignettes telling the story of ordinary
Palestinians at a very human level with mischievous humour. It
offers snapshots of the routine of life in the shadow of
occupation: we look into an Israeli household with a rebellious
pro-Palestinian teenager, join a tediously long queue at an Israeli
check point, and get swept into an absurd act of civil disobedience
by Palestinian civilians in a desperate attempt to get worldwide
media attention. Scenes from 68 Years was selected from 100 scripts
by the Arcola Theatre and the play received its world premiere at
the Arcola Theatre on 5 April 2016 in a production by Sandpit Arts.
I haven't hurt anyone, killed, raped, murdered - I just ran away -
came here to be safe. But I'm locked up. I just - I can't believe
this is England. They have run away from unimaginable horrors
looking only for safety. But, imprisoned together at Yarl's Wood
Dentention Centre, these women are stuck in a limbo that offers
them exactly the opposite. Based on verbatim interviews from
current and former detainees, The Scar Test takes you inside one of
England's migrant detention centres, exposing the conditions the
inmates must endure whilst awaiting a decision on their fate. Told
with compassion, Hannah Khalil's play throws a spotlight on the
harrowing ordeals of the female migrants seeking refuge in Britain
and the obstacles they face in the process. Published to coincide
with its 2017 London and regional tour, The Scar Test originally
debuted in 2015 with Untold Arts company.
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