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
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.
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
“Abdulrazzak's captivating tales hook an audience from start to finish”
—A Younger Theatre
★★★★ "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
“Abdulrazzak's captivating tales hook an audience from start to finish”
—A Younger Theatre