In 2005 Britain as a country, entangled in a violent war abroad and faced with terrorist attacks on its own soil, goes through some radical changes that result in increased homeland security measures and heightened racial suspicion. It’s the same year Rahul turns 18. He’s from Bexleyheath, neither extremist nor a problem child, in fact, […]
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Bat Boy
What makes something a monster? A small town in America finds an unlikely creature in its midst when, after an attack, a wild boy is dragged from the cave he grew up in and brought into the town to be put down by the local vet, Dr. Parker. Edgar is a cross-species creature somewhere between […]
Mush and Me
Muslim boy meets Jewish girl. Mush is loud. Gabrielle is clever. She’s too good for that job in the call centre. He’s cocky. She’s intrigued. And why wouldn’t she be interested in someone who teases her with charming lines such as “Don’t take the piss out of my prophet, you slag”? Actually, I meant, why […]
Theatre Uncut 2014
I consume politics like I consume food. On a regular basis and in any format I like. I like my eggs scrambled and my reading in the form of mildly outraged Guardian articles from a carefully curated Twitter stream. There I can exchange snarky comments with other like-minded people and if someone threatens my belief […]