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Shamser Sinha

SHAMSER SINHA

  
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Playwright Shamser Sinha is Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre, winning a Pearson bursary for his first play  the sell-out Khadija is 18, which premiered at the Finborough Theatre in 2012. Originally discovered via ANGLE Theatre's 'Call for Plays' campaign in East London, Khadija is 18 received a production-without-decor as part of Triangle at Hackney Empire. He has also written a full length play with the support of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation and had an attachment at the Royal Court Theatre. He is inspired by the lives and stories of the apparently illiterate, immoral people at the wrong end of money, fortune and the wars we fight. He is a sociologist, working for over ten years with young asylum seekers, young migrants and vulnerable teenagers.

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

         Dissidents, The         Excess Life         Khadija is 18

Dissidents, The

Synopsis:
When siblings Juan and Selena face a family tragedy, the home theyve known all their lives is under threat and their futures are in jeopardy. n a London where house prices are out of reach, jobs are scarce and the welfare state seems on the brink of collapse, these two young people must fight to make sure their voices are heard and to keep the roof over their heads.

Notes:
A new play, specially commissioned for Tricycle Young Company and written with their thoughts and voices at its heart.

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Organisations:
Tricycle Young Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama 90 min

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  12            Other:  -

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Excess Life

Synopsis:
Sophie is a Black, British, middle-aged midwife, jaded by overwork and the tragic consequences that working in an under-siege London maternity ward can have. On the same ward, her colleague Ygrette is a refugee  a young student midwife from Congo with a passion for her profession. When Sophies daughter gets together with Ygrettes friend Cedric, both women are faced with dilEmmas about what life and death mean and what to fight for. Framed against the backdrop of multicultural London, the under-resourcing of maternity services, and the mass devaluation of the poor, Excess Life asks urgent personal questions about politics, survival and what it means to be alive.

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Organisations:
Vibrant 2013  A Festival of Finborough Playwrights

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Khadija is 18

Khadija is 18
Khadija is 18 is a story from the frontline of multicultural Britain, and explores the lives of two teenage refugee girls in London's East End. Liza needs Khadija and Khadija needs Liza. When Khadija links up with Ade, things begin to unravel. Does Khadija care about Liza anymore? And what is Ade doin' having sex with a ref girl? All the while the immigration clock is ticking down. Giving voice to the dispossessed and capturing the hopes and heartbreak of our young, Shamser Sinha is an exciting new voice in playwriting.

Notes:
Originally discovered via ANGLE theatre's 'Call for Plays' campaign in East London, Khadija is 18 was among 100 submissions they received from new writers. 50 of these plays were from first time writers, with 40 playwrights coming from a BAME background, and a remarkable 4 entries from non-English speakers. Shamsers play was one of five winners, and along with two other writers his script received a production-without-decor as part of Triangle at Hackney Empire. ANGLE won the 2009 Peter Brook Empty Space Award for their new writing work and for producing Triangle (Hackney Empire).

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1st Published:
Oberon Books (2012) >>>    978-1849434881

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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