{"product_id":"a-history-of-water-in-the-middle-east-9781350156845","title":"A History of Water in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan you hear it, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe hiss of water wiggling \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eits way out into the world \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003euncaptured, wasted, wanton? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritish-Egyptian Sabrina Mahfouz grew up with ambitions of being a spy. She has two passports, speaks two languages and has a cultural understanding of two very different countries. But when it came to applying for MI6, it turned out she wasn't quite British enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo now she's on her own intelligence mission - to explore who really holds the power in and over the Middle East. In a world long obsessed with access to oil, will water soon become the natural resource that dictates control, or has it been all along? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Water in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e journeys across twelve different countries using theatre, poetry and music to share stories of women across the region. From the British Imperialist ownership of natural resources, to the environmental urgency of the present, water has shaped lives, policies and fortunes - and it will shape all of our futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition published to coincide with the premiere at the Royal Court in October 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabrina Mahfouz\u003c\/b\u003e has recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and is the recipient of the 2018 King's Alumni Arts \u0026amp; Culture Award. She has won a Sky Arts Academy Award for Poetry, a Westminster Prize for New Playwrights and a Fringe First Award for her play \u003ci\u003eChef. \u003c\/i\u003eHer play \u003ci\u003eWith a Little Bit of Luck\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2019 Best Drama Production at the BBC Radio \u0026amp; Music Awards\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She also writes for children and her play \u003ci\u003eZeraffa Giraffa \u003c\/i\u003ewon a 2018 Off West End Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSabrina is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2017 Guardian Book of the Year and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eSmashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art and Making It Happen.\u003c\/i\u003e She's an essay contributor to the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Immigrant \u003c\/i\u003eand is currently writing a biopic of the rapper and producer Wiley, for Pulse Films.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434725347602,"sku":"9781350156845","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0cc6d92-c011-4092-b5a0-4c9b4fa2606a.jpg?v=1729608254","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-history-of-water-in-the-middle-east-9781350156845","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}