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Yusra Warsama

YUSRA WARSAMA

  
Nationality:    British
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Yusra Warsama's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Yusra Warsama's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Rites         Three Way         Torycore
Rites

Rites
Rites is a powerful and provocative new play exploring the deep-rooted cultural practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This ritual of enforced cutting has been performed for centuries and millions of girls worldwide, often as young as five years old, are still subjected to it. The reasons are complicated and myriad. It depends who you are what you've been taught. Some things are simple though: FGM is still happening across the world. FGM is happening in the UK, here and now. Rites is based on interviews and true stories from girls affected in Scotland and the rest of the UK, mothers who feel under pressure to continue the practice, and the experiences of midwives, lawyers, police officers, teachers and health workers trying to effect change in communities. Weaving together different perspectives into a multi-voiced production, the play explores the complexities, misconceptions and challenges involved in trying to change what is to many, a fundamental rite of passage.

Notes:
Created by Cora Bissett and Yusra Warsama

1st Produced:

Organisations:
National Theatre of Scotland

1st Published:
Oberon Books, London   

Music:
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Three Way

Synopsis:
Manchester-based Spoken Word artist Yusra Warsama uses new-found perspectives to place her foot firmly on the truth about everyday racial politics. With Birmingham Grime boy RT and London's storytelling queen Malika Booker,Three Way engages the poetry of conversation to question why we tip-toe around difference. Three Way is presented as part of Punch Records' BASS09 festival.

Notes:
Written And performed by Yusra Warsama, RT & Malika Booker

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Apples & Snakes and Birmingham Repertory Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Torycore

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Forest Fringe curated by Chris Thorpe

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