Hassan Abdulrazzak
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The Prophet

"You will hear her gasp. And the sound of her gasp will arouse you despite yourself"

It’s January 28th 2011 and Egypt stands on the brink. For Layla and Hisham, a young couple living in downtown Cairo, a dictatorial and corrupt government is only one of their problems. As the world shifts, cataclysmically, around them, some long-hidden secrets threaten to emerge and tear them apart. Based on extensive interviews in Cairo with revolutionaries and soldiers, journalists and cab drivers, this new drama depicts both a revolution in progress and the society from which it sprang.

The play premiered at the Gate theatre and had a reading staged by Noor Theatre in NYC. 

The play is published by Oberon and is available  from Amazon in both paper and kindle formats.

“A vivid picture of the way public corruption invades private life” ****Michael Billington, The Guardian.  

“Bright, sexy, dirty, critical, sarcastic and beautifully wrought. It buzzes with psychological insight and radical references; Abdulrazzak’s confident storytelling is faultless, and this play about betrayal and moral courage comes in the guise of a thriller…[the] play is immensely satisfying”.  ****Alex Sierz, The Arts Desk. 

“Visceral, verbally dextrous, edgy, exciting, darkly humorous and downright riveting”. *****What's on Stage.  

“Abdulrazzak’s script is laced with witticisms and colourful symmetry” The New Statesman.

“A gripping non-stop ninety minutes that mixes humour with visceral excitement” The British Theatre Guide.  

Arabic BBC TV Coverage
Reviews in full

British

Whatsonstage *****

The Guardian ****

Exeunt Magazine ****

The Arts Desk ****

The Stage

The British Theatre Guide

New Statesman

Evening Standard ***

Money Maker Magazine

Fulham and Hammersmith Chronicle

There Ought To Be Clowns

Arabic

Al-Hayat
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