I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given To Me By a Young Lady From Rwanda (Aurora New Plays S.) [Paperback]

Sonja Linden (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0954691237 | ISBN-13: 978-0954691233 | Publication Date: September 1, 2005

A burnt-out English poet, on a creative writing residency in London, meets and becomes attached to a young woman who is trying to write a book about her experience of surviving the massacre in Rwanda. Linden wrote this play 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 a writer in residence since 1997.

Editorial Reviews

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"

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Aurora Metro Press (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0954691237
• ISBN-13: 978-0954691233
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #592,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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