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Love, Bombs and Apples 

A Palestinian actor learns there’s more to English girls than pure sex appeal. A Pakistani-born terror suspect figures out what’s wrong with his first novel. A British youth suspects all is not what it seems with his object of desire. A New Yorker asks his girlfriend for a sexual favour at the worst possible time. This is the comic tale of four men from different parts of the globe experiencing a moment of revelation.
Love, Bombs and Apples was selected out 114 scripts to be part of the PlayWROUGHT3 festival, was staged at the Arcola Theatre (21-25th July 2015) as part of the Shubbak festival. It returned to Arcola for a full run from 31st May-25th June 2016 as part of a UK wide tour.
Creative Team
Written by: Hassan Abdulrazzak
Directed by: Rosamunde Hutt
Cast: Asif Khan
Producer: AIK Productions and Turtle Key Arts
Designer: Mila Sanders
Music: James Hesford
Lighting Designer: Charlie Lucas
Assistant Director: Clemmie Reynolds
Graphic Design: Shiv Grewal
Performances

Love, Bombs and Apples premiered at the Arcola Theatre on 21-25th June 2015 as part of the Shubbak Festival. It returned to the Arcola from 31st May-25th June 2016 as part of a UK wide tour.
Reviews

★★★★ "Witty and insightful" —The Scotsman

★★★★ "Bubbling humour….Quartet of monologues with a profound ability to find humour in the most over-trodden tragedies”
—The Stage

★★★★ "Searingly satirical…brilliantly observed”
—LondonTheatre1

★★★★ "Powerful, political theatre ... Laugh-out-loud moments ... Chris Morris' hilarious film, Four Lions, sprung to mind”
—Hackney Gazette

★★★★ "Invigorating…inspiring…exhilarating…Rosamunde Hutt’s economic, elegant single- room production transports us effortlessly to each milieu, as does Khan’s extraordinary gift for transformation". Carole Woddis (theatre writer & journalist)

“A truly exceptional performance. ... A script that deals in the nitty-gritties of the ordinary with searingly satirical candour and idiosyncratic quirks and foibles of each brilliantly observed character.”
—London Theatre
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“Abdulrazzak's captivating tales hook an audience from start to finish”
—A Younger Theatre

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