The Arrival E-Book

Bijan Sheibani

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

'I've spent so much of my life wondering… passing people on the street… and now, yeah… you're here' When Tom and Samad meet for the first time, they are stunned by the similarities they share. In spite of Tom's adoption and all the years spent apart, the two brothers are joined by an undeniable biological bond. But as they become closer and their lives entangle, they realise that finding each other comes at a price. Bijan Sheibani's play The Arrival is a taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong. It premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in November 2019, written and directed by award-winning director Bijan Sheibani.

Leseprobe

Bijan Sheibani

THE

ARRIVAL

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Original Production

Acknowledgements

Characters

The Arrival

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

The Arrival was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, on 21 November 2019, with the following cast:

TOM

Scott Karim

SAMAD

Irfan Shamji

Director

Bijan Sheibani

Set and Costume Designer

Samal Blak

Lighting Designer

Oliver Fenwick

Sound Designer

Gareth Fry

Movement Director

Aline David

Costume Supervisor

Rebecca Jayne Rawlinson

Casting Director

Amy Ball CDG

Production Manager

Marco Savo

Stage Manager

Rike Berg

Assistant Stage Manager

Hanne Schulpé

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following people without whom this play would not exist:

Meriel Sheibani-Clare, Francesca Raphael-Lincoln, Marian Sheibani, Mehdi Sheibani, Jion Sheibani, George Sheibani, Dora Sheibani, Benjamin Parker, Aline David, Samal Blak, Scott Karim, Irfan Shamji, Nina Steiger, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Simon Stephens, Jack Bradley, Clare Slater, Lynette Linton, Deirdre O’Halloran, Jessica Campbell and the team at the Bush Theatre.

B.S.

Characters

SAMAD, male. Half-Iranian. Around thirty

TOM, male. Half-Iranian. Around thirty-five

Notes

Beats are around a second long.

Pauses are two to three seconds long.

Long pauses are four to five seconds long.

Silences are longer.

/ is an interruption mark.

[ Brackets ] like these mean the word or phrase is thought but not said.

This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.