{"product_id":"9781350661622-love-omar","title":"Love Omar","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHannah Khalil's new play \u003ci\u003eLove Omar\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey’re coming to see whether or not I can \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eREALLY act. Hoping I can’t - knives out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne hour until curtain up, and Omar Sharif isn’t happy. The show went well last night, but he feels aggrieved that he was upstaged by his fellow actor. He puts on his makeup and longs for a little moment of peace. But that isn’t easy when he has to share a dressing room. It’s more than Omar can endure – he is the star, isn’t he?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then comes Mag, the assistant director, although Omar has hardly noticed her before. He thinks she’s disturbing him to give feedback on last night’s performance, but she has more important things to discuss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Daphne, his dresser, has been given the task of finding out whether Omar has dyed his moustache again. There have been complaints. These are escalating. Being a successful actor isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet backstage at Chichester Festival Theatre  in 1983, when Omar starred in Terence Rattigan’s \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e Hannah Khalil’s \u003ci\u003eLove Omar\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictional piece inspired by this moment of theatre history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production at Theatro Technis in May 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57874292343158,"sku":"9781350661622","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41504079_5bae059a-0f09-4bbd-946a-ae06fe065f05.jpg?v=1780539383","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350661622-love-omar","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}