A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

T261155311
'We all live under the same sky. It's just that, beneath that sky, there's some arsehole saying "don't stand here, stand over there and shut your mouth".' Elif 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 far-away land. She is searching for sanctuary. And this is what we call a hostile environment

Author

Sami Ibrahim

Archive :: production:T261155311, play:S719225958, venue:V0655996499

Production details

A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain from award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim is a poetic fable of an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. Part of Paines Plough: Roundabout, Prince's Park, Irlam.

Performance

Venue	The Lowry
	Other spaces: Lyric Theatre, Quays Theatre, Aldridge Studio
Town	Salford
County	Greater Manchester
From	6th October 2022
To	9th October 2022
What is currently on at The Lowry (V0655996499)

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Company

Producer	Paines Plough
Producer	Rose Theatre (in association with Gate Theatre)
Director	Yasmin Hafesji
Design	Ryan Dawson Laight
Lighting	Rory Beaton
Music	Roly Botha
Sound	Roly Botha
Director	Annelie Powell (CDG - casting)
Director	Yami Lofvenberg (movement)
Director	Joelle Ikwa (assistant)
Dramaturg	Deirdre O'Halloran
Other	Guy Ongley (touring production manager)
Stage Manager	Verity Clayton
Stage Manager	Charlotte Smith-Barker (assistant)
Other	Jack Ryan (LX programmer and LX associate)
Design	Hannah Boothman (design associate)
Other	Charlie Mann (LX programmer)
Performer	Sara Hazemi
Performer	Rincess Khumalo
Performer	Samuel Tracy

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