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The Shroud Maker

The Shroud Maker

Masoud, Ahmed

Paperback

Series: Oberon Modern Plays

General DramaPlays

ISBN10: 1786825295
ISBN13: 9781786825292
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: May 15 2018
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.10
Language: English

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 that delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians, the play weaves a highly distinctive path through Palestine's turbulent past and present. The Shroud Maker toured the UK as a one-woman comedy, with one female actress playing all the roles, in the tradition of a Palestinian story-teller.

The Shroud Maker was part of @70: Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture, a week-long festival of theatre, dance, films and talks commemorating the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of a homeland. It 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.

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