Fledgling
Lockdown explored from an unexpected angle in this coming-of-age drama by Sami Ibrahim. A figure waits on a deserted beach in a deserted seaside town for her father to return.
Lockdown explored from an unexpected angle in this coming of age drama by Sami Ibrahim. A figure stands on a deserted beach in a deserted seaside town waiting for her father to return. Who now rules the roost in this strange new world?
Fledgling 鈥�.. Ruby Bentall
Thick-head 鈥�.. John Lightbody
Twitcher 鈥�.. Carl Prekopp
Pigeon 鈥�.. Clare Corbett
Directed by Gemma Jenkins
This is Sami Ibrahim鈥檚 debut radio drama. His play "two Palestinians go dogging" won Theatre Uncut鈥檚 2019 Political Playwriting Award and will be featured in the Royal Court鈥檚 upcoming season. His most recent piece "The European Hare" was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize 2019, and he is currently under commission at The Yard and the Almeida (as part of the Genesis Writers Program). He is also a writer-in-residence at Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe and has been on attachment at the National Theatre Studio and Theatr Clwyd.
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- Fri 21 Aug 2020 14:1591热爆 Radio 4 FM
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