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What do you do when you profoundly disagree with someone you love? Wearing a hijab is a touchstone of religious identity, but it is also imbued with a complex array of historical and contemporary meanings. In Alana Valentine’s new play, the cultural meaning of the hijab has become a wedge between generations.
At the heart of
Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah is the relationship between an aunt and her niece. Both devout Muslims, the younger woman wants to put on a headscarf, the older woman tries to dissuade her. For Aunt Sarrinah, the hijab represents a world from which she has escaped; for her niece, Shafana, it is a personal statement of renewed faith.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-882-8 | Sales rights: worldwide | PB
Author
ALANA VALENTINE’s most recent award nomination is the Nick Enright Prize for Drama (NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, 2017) for
Ladies Day. She is the recipient of two Errols (Tasmanian Theatre Awards, 2017) for
The Tree Widows, which was awarded Best Writing (Professional Production) and the overall Judges’ Award for her ‘creative integration of community, culture and heritage’. Alana was also nominated for an Errol for Best Director (Professional Production) for
The Tree Widows. In 2017 Alana is again working with Bangarra Dance Theatre as dramaturg on
Bennelong, after successful collaborations on their productions
Patyegarang and
ID.
Barbara and the Camp Dogs, co-written with Ursula Yovich, will be produced by Belvoir in December 2017. In November 2017, Venus Theatre Company (USA) will world premiere Alana’s play
The Ravens. An extensive national tour of
Letters to Lindy is planned for 2018. Alana’s website is www.alanavalentine.com.
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