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I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda - Softcover

Sonja Linden

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Synopsis

Inspired by the real life experiences of Rwandan refugees in the UK, the play tells the story of two people from entirely different worlds who meet at a Refugee Centre in London: Juliette is a young Rwandan asylum seeker, determined to write a book on the genocide that killed her family; Simon is a middle-aged failing novelist, whose job is to help people write. The play follows their funny and touching relationship and tackles issues that face many refugees who live in the UK today.

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About the Author

Sonja Linden is an award winning playwright, whose plays have been produced in the UK, the United States and Australia. London productions include Call Me Judas (Paines Plough, Finborough Theatre), The Jewish Daughter (New End Theatre) and The Strange Passenger (Paines Plough, Battersea Arts Centre and National Tour). I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda was written in response to her encounters with a number of young Rwandan refugees at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, where she has been writer in residence since 1997. The play will receive its American premiere in Kansas City Rep. Theatre in April 2005. Sonja is currently working on a commission from APT Films and BBC Films to co-write a feature film about a young Iranian asylum seeker.

Review

"Sonja Linden's new play is a remarkable achievement." Franziska Thomas, Time Out; "Buy, beg or steal a ticket to this play... The acting was superb, the writing was truly poetic, and the theatre was packed." Anatole Kaletsky, The Times; "This most harrowing, powerful and yet beautiful piece of theatre... an outstanding production"; Rob Speight, The Stage"

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