Baghdad Wedding
"In Iraq a wedding is not a wedding unless shots get fired. It's like in England where a wedding is not a wedding unless someone pukes or tries to fuck one of the bridesmaids. That's just the way it goes"
From cosmopolitan London to the chaos of war-ravaged Baghdad, this is the comic tale of three friends, torn between two world and a wedding that goes horribly wrong.
The play premiered at Soho Theatre, London and had further productions at Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney and by Akvarious Productions in India. It was also broadcast on BBC radio 3.
The play text is published by Oberon and available from Amazon in both paper and kindle formats.
"Hassan Abdulrazzak's astonishing play tells how human lives are shaped by political crisis" Michael Billington, The Guardian.
"The Prime Minister and his cabinet should take a brief course in political illumination. They should go to see Baghdad Wedding. Hot theatre" ' **** Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard.
"A highly arresting debut" ' **** Paul Taylor, The Independent
"We’ve heard all about the agonies of Baghdad before... but here’s a play that will make you see and feel it afresh" **** Benedict Nightingale, The Times
"A thrilling experience" Aleks Sierz, The Stage
"Exhilarating... The dialogue is quick, sardonic, full of character" Susannah Clapp, The Observer.
"Baghdad Wedding is a triumph" *****Time Out, Sydney.
From cosmopolitan London to the chaos of war-ravaged Baghdad, this is the comic tale of three friends, torn between two world and a wedding that goes horribly wrong.
The play premiered at Soho Theatre, London and had further productions at Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney and by Akvarious Productions in India. It was also broadcast on BBC radio 3.
The play text is published by Oberon and available from Amazon in both paper and kindle formats.
"Hassan Abdulrazzak's astonishing play tells how human lives are shaped by political crisis" Michael Billington, The Guardian.
"The Prime Minister and his cabinet should take a brief course in political illumination. They should go to see Baghdad Wedding. Hot theatre" ' **** Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard.
"A highly arresting debut" ' **** Paul Taylor, The Independent
"We’ve heard all about the agonies of Baghdad before... but here’s a play that will make you see and feel it afresh" **** Benedict Nightingale, The Times
"A thrilling experience" Aleks Sierz, The Stage
"Exhilarating... The dialogue is quick, sardonic, full of character" Susannah Clapp, The Observer.
"Baghdad Wedding is a triumph" *****Time Out, Sydney.
Reviews in full
British
Independent ****
Evening Standard ****
Time Out ****
Telegraph
Guardian
Guardian 2
Guardian 3
Observer
Times 1 ****
Times 2
The Stage
CurtainUp
Culture Wars
Great War FictionFT
Australian
Time Out – Sydney *****
The Sunday Telegraph **** [Feb 15, P.133]
Australian Stage
The Australian
The Sydney Morning Herald
American
Variety
New York Times 1
New York Times 2
Time
Arabic
Asharq Alawsat
Alsabah Aljadeed
Almada
Interviews
Independent
Evening Standard
Guardian
The Australian Stage
The Australian
Journal of Postcolonal Writing [Interviewed by Prof. Christiane Schlote]
British
Independent ****
Evening Standard ****
Time Out ****
Telegraph
Guardian
Guardian 2
Guardian 3
Observer
Times 1 ****
Times 2
The Stage
CurtainUp
Culture Wars
Great War FictionFT
Australian
Time Out – Sydney *****
The Sunday Telegraph **** [Feb 15, P.133]
Australian Stage
The Australian
The Sydney Morning Herald
American
Variety
New York Times 1
New York Times 2
Time
Arabic
Asharq Alawsat
Alsabah Aljadeed
Almada
Interviews
Independent
Evening Standard
Guardian
The Australian Stage
The Australian
Journal of Postcolonal Writing [Interviewed by Prof. Christiane Schlote]
