The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Paperback)

Ambreen Razia

ISBN 10: 0953675793 / ISBN 13: 9780953675791

Published by Aurora Metro Publications, Twickenham, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. *You've heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has become a byword for confident, young Muslim women who are grappling with traditional values, city life and fashion.*Monologue/one-woman play: a strong role for female performers, and perfect (fresh, dynamic, new) content for auditions, and showcases. especially good for those looking for comic material.*Ambreen Razia Best Newcomer 2016 Asian Media Awards Explores the contradictions of growing up female and Muslim in West London. A comic story of dreams, aspirations and coming of age.Useful to promote discussion of personal identity and cultural values.Suitable for schools, colleges and youth theatres to perform. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Diary of a Hounslow Girl (Paperback)
• Publisher: Aurora Metro Publications, Twickenham
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953675793
• ISBN 13: 9780953675791
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is told through the eyes of a 16-year-old British Muslim teenager growing up in West London.

From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus this is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being brought up as a young woman from a traditional Muslim family alongside the temptations and influences growing up in London.

First, there was Bridget Jones’s Diary, then Legally Blonde, but now there is The Diary of a Hounslow Girl geared up to take on the world.

A comic story of dreams, aspirations and coming of age.

You’ve heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has become a byword for confident, young Muslim women who are grappling with traditional values, city life and fashion.
Ambreen Razia Best Newcomer 2016 Asian Media Awards

About the Author

Ambreen Razia (born 1992) is an English actress and writer. She wrote and appeared in the sitcom Hounslow Diaries (2018). She has also appeared in the television series Murdered by my Father (2016), Trigonometry (2019), This Way Up (2019), Black Mirror (2019), Scrapper (2020), The Long Goodbye (2021), Starstruck (2022), The Curse (2022), and Ted Lasso (2023).In 2023, Razia secured a development deal with Expectation Entertainment to write a comedy drama series, Wasted, about a South Asian immigrant mother and daughter.BackgroundRazia was born in 1992 in South London to a Pakistani single mother. She took her grandmother's given name, Razia, as her surname. Razia graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of West London in 2013 and training at the Identity School of Acting (IDSA). Prior to this, she attended Kingston College where she studied a Btec in performing arts. She also attended Ricards Lodge School in South West London.In 2015, Razia wrote and starred in the one-woman show 'The Diary of a Hounslow Girl' at the Oval House Theatre in London. She took the show on a UK tour in 2016.That year, Razia was named best newcomer at the Asian Media Awards.