Description
Scenes from 68 Years is a selection of intertwined vignettes telling the story of ordinary Palestinians living under 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.
About the Author
Hannah Khalil is an award-wining writer who had her first short play, Ring, selected for the Soho Theatre's Westminster Prize and her first full- length piece, Leaving Home, staged at the King's Head, London. Other work includes Plan D (published by TCG in their volume Inside/Outside: Six plays from Palestine and the Diaspora), which was nominated for the Meyer Whitworth Award; Bitterenders, which won Sandpit Arts' Bulbul 2013 competition and was produced at Z Space, San Francisco, as part of Golden Thread's ReOrient Festival; The Worst Cook in the West Bank and The Scar Test. Hannah Khalil also writes for Radio 4.
Reviews
As a Palestinian-Irish dramatist, Khalil writes with feeling about homelessness, migration and a culture in which masculinity is equated with ownership. -- Michael Billington * Guardian *
Khalil's Scenes From 68 Years is fresh, funny and always engaging. Khalil's talent is big and intelligent, and it's still growing. Watch out * Naomi Wallace, multi-award winning American playwright *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474298162
Author Hannah Khalil
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 86g