HAKAWATIS: The Women of the Arabian Nights (Modern Plays)
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- Synopsis
- Hakawati /hak?'w??ti/. Noun: Storyteller. From the Arabic terms 'hekaye' meaning story and 'haki' meaning to talk.A tyrant revenges his wife's infidelity by wedding, bedding and beheading a new bride every day. Years later, only five brides-in-waiting remain.These women are unapologetic, and united in their fight to keep themselves – and the whole of womankind – alive. They've got other ideas for their future, and it starts with a story . . .This fearless new play, a co-production with Tamasha, is written by Globe Resident Writer Hannah Khalil. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at the Globe Theatre, London, in December 2022.
- Copyright:
- 2022
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781350381575
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781350381568
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 12/14/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Hannah Khalil
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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