{"id":7967,"date":"2022-11-02T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/presenting-baghdaddy-at-royal-court-theatre\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T16:46:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:46:00","slug":"presenting-baghdaddy-at-royal-court-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/presenting-baghdaddy-at-royal-court-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting Baghdaddy at Royal Court Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45746\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2018Congratulations! Your pain is&nbsp;commercially&nbsp;viable.\u2019<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It\u2019s 1991 and the Gulf War rages three thousand, three hundred and twenty miles away. Darlee is 8 years old, crying behind the wheelie bookcase in Miss Stratford\u2019s classroom. She\u2019s just realised she\u2019s Iraqi. Or half. Maybe both.<\/em><br><em>She saw it on the news last night after Neighbours and fish fingers. Heard the fear slipping through the receiver, saw it oozing from Dad\u2019s eyeballs and into the living room as he tried to phone home.<\/em><br><em>What she can\u2019t process now, she\u2019ll be haunted by later; the spirits hounding her will make sure of that\u2026<\/em><br><em>\u2018Operation Desert Storm; you won\u2019t lose a wink of sleep over it. Except your Daddy. Your Daddy\u2019s shitting his pants. Enjoy your Viennetta.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Baghdaddy<\/em><em>&nbsp;is a playfully devastating coming-of-age story, told through clowning and memory to explore the complexities of cultural identity, generational trauma and a father-daughter relationship amidst global conflict.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jasmine Naziha Jones<\/strong><em>\u2019s&nbsp;debut play was developed as part of an Introduction to Playwriting group at the Royal Court. Royal Court Associate&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Milli Bhatia<\/strong><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>seven methods of killing kylie jenner<\/em><em>) directs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Baghdaddy\u00a0has been generously supported by a lead gift from Charles Holloway. It is a co-production with SISTER.<\/em><br><em>Post-Show Talk Tue 29 Nov<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-royal-court wp-block-embed-royal-court\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/royalcourttheatre.com\/whats-on\/baghdaddy\/#book\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Nura Arooj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Congratulations! Your pain is&nbsp;commercially&nbsp;viable.\u2019&nbsp; It\u2019s 1991 and the Gulf War rages three thousand, three hundred and twenty miles away. Darlee is 8 years old, crying behind the wheelie bookcase in Miss Stratford\u2019s classroom. She\u2019s just realised she\u2019s Iraqi. Or half. Maybe both.She saw it on the news last night after Neighbours and fish fingers. 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