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Soho Theatre, London >>>

2004

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60-minute monologue

One Act

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Synopsis:
'All I Want is a British Passport!' is a thought provoking satire on peoples' obsession with the little maroon book and the mania of immigration procedures.. The play brings out the contradictions in British society in accepting foreigners, especially Muslims. In its very essence, it's racism attacked with humor. Writer/actor Nadim Sawalha, craftily portrays intolerance and cultural segregation while hiding behind the rusty armour of Britain's most famous grocer, owner of Harrods and potential father-in-law to Princess Diana- Mohammed Al Fayed. He cleverly reveals the xenophobic attitudes of the establishment towards the changing face of British culture but saves the play from turning anti-establishment, by balancing it with the settler's equally passive victimized view of a home where he's required but not welcome. In doing so he astutely mocks the absurdity of a man desperate to belong to the dominant culture and in the same breath pays homage to the very idiosyncrasies of the English personalities he mimics. Within this mimicry lies the heart of the contradiction- the eternal love-hate relationship of East and West, colonizers and colonized, white and black, them and us.' (Sabyn Javeri-Jillani, Pakistan Daily Dawn)

Chelsea Theatre, London >>>

2000

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Play/Drama

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directed by Corin Redgrave

Synopsis:
A story about the life of the Lebanese poet/painter, author of 'The Prophet', Gibran Khalil Gibran. Gibran went to America 50-60 years before most Arabs. These days Arabs come to the West with a bit of money, but Gibran and the early immigrants really had nothing. It was a terrifying experience to leave the Arab world and try to survive. This play celebrates that ability of survival. It tries to convey all the pressures that a modern Arab intellectual can fall under.