{"product_id":"my-english-persian-kitchen-9781350525870","title":"My English Persian Kitchen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Popcorn Writing Award 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery time I've tried to make this dish there's been something missing. It hasn't been quite right. But now I think I know what it is. The missing piece. I'm almost sure. Today is the day. I'll get this recipe right. I have to. For them.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat would you take if you were forced to leave home with no hope of returning? How would you make a fresh start somewhere completely new? This is the true story of one woman who loses everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemembering the tastes and aromas of her mother's kitchen with live cooking on stage, she recreates the dishes of her childhood and homeland, building a new life and community around food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by award-winning Hannah Khalil from the story by Atoosa Sepehr, the life-affirming \u003ci\u003eMy English Persian Kitchen \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the journey of one woman's quest to start again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere Soho Theatre and Traverse Theatre co-production in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Khalil\u003c\/b\u003e was Resident Writer at Shakespeare's Globe in 2022. \u003ci\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e was part of their 2022 summer season and her critically acclaimed re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen's \u003ci\u003eThe Fir Tree \u003c\/i\u003ewhich premiered in 2021, returned for their 2022 winter season. Hannah's other theatre commissions include new work for the RSC, Soho Theatre, The Kiln and Mosaic\/Fishamble. Previous work for stage includes \u003ci\u003eA Museum in Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e, which opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre in 2019 directed by Erica Whyman, \u003ci\u003e Interference\u003c\/i\u003e for The National Theatre of Scotland, \u003ci\u003eThe Scar Test\u003c\/i\u003e for Soho Theatre and \u003ci\u003eScenes from 68* Years \u003c\/i\u003efor the Arcola. Hannah was named Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies at Villanova University in 2021 and was a Creative Fellow of the Samuel Beckett Archive for 2021\/2022.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902667231506,"sku":"9781350525870","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a28db9ea-a0c0-4d1d-9325-a8dd134f2ecc.jpg?v=1738458378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-english-persian-kitchen-9781350525870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}