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Southwark Playhouse Theatre Nov 22

 

KALI WOMEN IN WAR SEASON

TRISTAN BATES THEATRE MAY2018

I was very keen on writing a contemporary piece for the season. I researched the war in Iraq through literature, documentaries and personal stories. There were many tropes I wanted to handle. The humanitarian crisis, only just beyond our shores; our history in the Iraq war; women’s differing liberties. I chose to write a play in which no one was free at the start and see how their journeys unfolded. Choosing to write the play as a Brechtian piece allowed me to tackle elements in a theatrical rather than realistic manner, which I hope heightens the experience for the audience

 

Audience Feedback and Reviews
– Compelling – Riveting – Upsetting – Funny-Fucking awful – Hilarious!
-This was a fantastic piece of theatre
-Really Impressive
-Loved it
-Really absorbing play. Actors inhabited their parts in a totally believable way
-A powerful play and performance that pulled me in with it’s engrossing intricate stories
-excellent caracterisations combined with clear analysis
– Fantastic story, timely , pertinent. Very well performed
. Ambitious Characters with lots of stories to tell.
-It was powerful and enjoyable (in as far as such material can be enjoyable) The characters were believable. The performances good

 

The review below was from the original reading at Tristan Bates Theatre. This play has been reshaped and has developed into a universal timeless story.

https://www.tumblr.com/criticsofcolour/174659107273/war-plays-tristan-bates-theatre-nkechinyere

Read an interview here

http://kalitheatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ANU_Interview_03.pdf