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 people, Shamser Sinha is an exciting new voice in playwriting.

Khadija is 18 Reviews

Sinha has a command of the combative staccato rhythms and jabbing wit of streetwise city youth vernacular, and an instinct for dramatic structure... There's a tenderness and flair at work here that makes the familiar something special. - London Times A bracing blast from the immigration frontline a terrific full-length professional playwriting debut. - Evening Standard A lively, vivid piece of writing. - Guardian There's an admirable honesty in this script. - Daily Telegraph
Sinha has a command of the combative staccato rhythms and jabbing wit of streetwise city youth vernacular, and an instinct for dramatic structure... There's a tenderness and flair at work here that makes the familiar something special. - London Times A bracing blast from the immigration frontline...a terrific full-length professional playwriting debut. - Evening Standard A lively, vivid piece of writing. - Guardian There's an admirable honesty in this script. - Daily Telegraph

About Shamser Sinha

Playwright Shamser Sinha has been a writer on attachment with the Royal Court Theatre, where he wrote Storm, and was commissioned by ANGLE as writer-in-residence to write Chicken N' Chips. He works a lecturer in Sociology and Youth Studies and has spent the past ten years doing research and youth work with young asylum seekers and vulnerable teenagers in London.

Additional information

Sku

GOR013000072

ISBN 13

9781849434881

ISBN 10

1849434883

Title

Khadija is 18 by Shamser Sinha

Author

Shamser Sinha

Series

Oberon Modern Plays

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

20121001

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins