{"product_id":"a-sudden-violent-burst-of-rain-9781839041112","title":"A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003eElif shears sheep for a rich landowner. Every other waking hour she spends queuing outside the palace, hoping that the King will let her live within the city walls. She comes from a faraway land. She is searching for sanctuary. And this is what we call a \"hostile environment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSami Ibrahim's play \u003cem\u003eA Sudden Violent Burst of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic fable about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. It premiered in Paines Plough's Roundabout in 2022, including a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as a co-production between Paines Plough and Rose Theatre, Kingston, in association with the Gate Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSami Ibrahim\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer from London. His plays include: \u003cem\u003eA Sudden Violent Burst of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e (Paines Plough \/ Rose Theatre, Kingston \/ Gate Theatre, London, 2022); \u003cem\u003etwo Palestinians go dogging\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2022; winner of the inaugural Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award in 2019); \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written with Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz, after Ovid (Shakespeare's Globe, 2021); \u003cem\u003eWind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her\u003c\/em\u003e (2018 VAULT Festival, London); \u003cem\u003eIron Dome Fog Dome\u003c\/em\u003e (The Yard, London, 2017) and \u003cem\u003eForce of Trump \u003c\/em\u003e(Brockley Jack).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has worked at the Almeida Theatre as a member of their Creative Board, developing and producing \u003cem\u003eFrom the Ground Up\u003c\/em\u003e, a piece of immersive theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393713246482,"sku":"9781839041112","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a00d9a2-a55c-41c1-98aa-2f466b1b82bf.jpg?v=1728992103","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sudden-violent-burst-of-rain-9781839041112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}