{"product_id":"9781839041112-a-sudden-violent-burst-of-rain","title":"A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poetic fable for the stage, about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'We all live under the same sky.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's just that, beneath that sky, there's some arsehole saying, \"Don't stand here, stand over there and shut your mouth.\"'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElif shears sheep for a rich landowner. Every other waking hour she spends queuing outside the palace, hoping that the King will let her live within the city walls. She comes from a faraway land. She is searching for sanctuary. And this is what we call a 'hostile environment'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSami Ibrahim's play \u003cem\u003eA Sudden Violent Burst of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic fable about an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. It premiered in Paines Plough's Roundabout in 2022, including a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as a co-production between Paines Plough and Rose Theatre, Kingston, in association with the Gate Theatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56452075356534,"sku":"9781839041112","price":9.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28641048.jpg?v=1760471601","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839041112-a-sudden-violent-burst-of-rain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}