{"product_id":"a-sudden-violent-burst-of-rain-paperback","title":"A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSami Ibrahim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElif shears sheep for a rich landowner. Every other waking hour she spends queuing outside the palace, hoping that the King will let her live within the city walls. She comes from a faraway land. She is searching for sanctuary. And this is what we call a \"hostile environment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSami Ibrahim's play \u003cem\u003eA Sudden Violent Burst of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic fable about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. It premiered in Paines Plough's Roundabout in 2022, including a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as a co-production between Paines Plough and Rose Theatre, Kingston, in association with the Gate Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSami Ibrahim\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer from London. His plays include: \u003cem\u003eA Sudden Violent Burst of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e (Paines Plough \/ Rose Theatre, Kingston \/ Gate Theatre, London, 2022); \u003cem\u003etwo Palestinians go dogging\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2022; winner of the inaugural Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award in 2019); \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written with Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz, after Ovid (Shakespeare's Globe, 2021); \u003cem\u003eWind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her\u003c\/em\u003e (2018 VAULT Festival, London); \u003cem\u003eIron Dome Fog Dome\u003c\/em\u003e (The Yard, London, 2017) and \u003cem\u003eForce of Trump \u003c\/em\u003e(Brockley Jack).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has worked at the Almeida Theatre as a member of their Creative Board, developing and producing \u003cem\u003eFrom the Ground Up\u003c\/em\u003e, a piece of immersive theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735867002943,"sku":"9781839041112","price":42.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cc04125bd880bd4d306ab2d9cf9bcb96.webp?v=1765144949","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-sudden-violent-burst-of-rain-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}