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Hajja Souad, an 84-year-old woman living in the El Shujaia neighbourhood, had the right idea. She has survived decades of wars, deportation, and oppression through making shrouds for the dead, profiting from the continuous Israeli attacks.
A compelling black comedy, Ahmed Masoud’s play ‘The Shroud Maker’ is a story about survival. Delving deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians to weave a highly distinctive path through Palestine’s turbulent past and present. Loosely based on a real-life character still living in Gaza, this one-woman comedy weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humour.
Written and Directed by Ahmed Masoud
Ahmed is a Palestinian Writer and Director who grew up in the Gaza Strip and moved to London in 2002. He is the author of the acclaimed novels Vanished (Rimal, 2015) and Come What May (Victorina Press, 2022). Ahmed’s Theatre and Radio Drama credits include: Application 39 (WDR Radio, Germany 2018) Camouflage (London, 2017), The Shroud Maker (London 2015 – still touring), Walaa, Loyalty (London 2014, funded by Arts Council England), Escape from Gaza (BBC Radio 4, 2011).
Performed by Julia Tarnoky
Julia’s previous roles include Sylvia Plath in Sylvia, directed by Ralph Fiennes, Helen in Corryvreckan for which she won the LFA Best Actress Award, extensive credits with Howard Barker and The Wrestling School, Deborah in A Kind of Alaska, Ruth Holderness in Bridlington, and Tyu in Reema Sengupta’s Tyu’s Company, an award-winning short selected for nine international film festivals.
Assistant Director Adam Hasyim
Designed by Dima Karout
Sound Design by Richard MelKonian
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