‘We all live under the same sky.
It’s just that, beneath that sky, there’s some arsehole saying “don’t stand here, stand over there and shut your mouth”.’
Elif 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 far-away land.
She is searching for sanctuary.
And this is what we call a hostile environment.
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain from award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim is a poetic fable of an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. Directed by Gate Theatre’s Associate Director Yasmin Hafesji.
A Paines Plough and Rose Theatre production, in association with Gate Theatre
Age guidance: 12+
Running time: 70 minutes
Content warning: swearing; references to sex, death, murder.
Where we're going...
Rose Theatre
Kingston
13 – 24 Jul 2022Summerhall
Edinburgh
3 – 27 Aug 2022Brewhouse
Burton-upon-Trent
8 – 11 Sep 2022The Landmark
Ilfracombe, North Devon
22 – 25 Sep 2022Creative Civic Change Newington
Newington, Ramsgate
29 Sep – 2 Oct 2022The Lowry
Salford
6 – 9 Oct 2022Gate Theatre
London
19 Oct – 5 Nov 2022
