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NADIM SAWALHA
(1935 - )Nationality: British
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Literary Agent: Associated International Management
Nadim Sawalha was born in Jordan. Nadim can be seen as Pir Naseem in the feature film WEST IS WEST. His other recent work includes the film CAPTAIN ABU RAED, which won The Audience Award at The Sundance Festival, Naguib Hafiz in THE HOUR for BBC1 and COMING HOME at The Arcola Theatre. His TV roles include Mohammed Khan in MURPHYS LAW, NEW TRICKS, HOLBY CITY, DANGERFIELD, INSPECTOR MORSE, CLOSE AND TRUE and Mohamed Al Fayed in the BBCs JUSTICE IN WONDERLAND. Theatre includes MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE QURAN, HOMEBODY KABUL, HOWARD KATZ, EAST IS EAST, WHITE CHAMELEON and A DREAM OF PEOPLE. On Film A TOUCH OF CLASS, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, CLEOPATRA, ARABIAN KNIGHTS, THE AVENGERS, SYRIANA for Warner Bros with George Clooney, NATIVITY, WHATEVER LOLA WANTS and Mohammed Al Fayed in DIANA: LAST DAYS OF A PRINCESS.
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below is a list of Nadim Sawalha's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
All I Want Is a British Passport! Prophet in Exile Rest Upon the WindAll I Want Is a British Passport!
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All I Want is a British Passport!' is a thought provoking satire on peoples' obsession with the little maroon book and the mania of immigration procedures.. the play brings out the contradictions in British society in accepting foreigners, especially Muslims. In its very essence, it's racism attacked with humor. Writer/actor Nadim Sawalha, craftily portrays intolerance and cultural segregation while hiding behind the rusty armour of Britain's most famous grocer, owner of Harrods and potential father-in-law to Princess Diana- Mohammed Al Fayed. He cleverly reveals the xenophobic attitudes of the establishment towards the changing face of British culture but saves the play from turning anti-establishment, by balancing it with the settler's equally passive victimized view of a home where he's required but not welcome. In doing so he astutely mocks the absurdity of a man desperate to belong to the dominant culture and in the same breath pays homage to the very idiosyncrasies of the English personalities he mimics. Within this mimicry lies the heart of the contradiction- the eternal love-hate relationship of East and West, colonizers and colonized, white and black, them and us.' (Sabyn Javeri-Jillani, Pakistan Daily Dawn)
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Top of PageProphet in Exile
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A story about the life of the Lebanese poet/painter, author of 'the Prophet', Gibran Khalil Gibran. Gibran went to America 50-60 years before most Arabs. these days Arabs come to the West with a bit of money, but Gibran and the early immigrants really had nothing. It was a terrifying experience to leave the Arab world and try to survive. This play celebrates that ability of survival. It tries to convey all the pressures that a modern Arab intellectual can fall under.
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directed by Corin Redgrave
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A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me. Inspired by Khalil Gibrans book, the Prophet, published in 1923 before going on to sell over a hundred million copies. the story of Middle Eastern immigrants forced through Ottoman oppression and bloody wars to flee and seek refuge and then suffer alienation in America. A scintillating new script, electric performances, live music and stunning visual imagery all combine to make this an unmissable night at the theatre!
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Part of Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival in association with unityTheatre
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