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'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.

Cast/Performers

Sara Hazemi, Rincess Khumalo, Samuel Tracy

Creatives/Company

Author: Sami Ibrahim
Producer(s): Paines Plough, Rose Theatre (in association with Gate Theatre)
Director(s): Yasmin Hafesji, Annelie Powell (CDG - casting), Yami Lofvenberg (movement), Joelle Ikwa (assistant)
Design(s): Ryan Dawson Laight, Hannah Boothman (design associate)
Lighting: Rory Beaton
Music: Roly Botha
Sound: Roly Botha
Dramaturg: Deirdre O'Halloran
Other(s): Guy Ongley (touring production manager), Jack Ryan (LX programmer and LX associate), Charlie Mann (LX programmer)
Stage Manager(s): Verity Clayton, Charlotte Smith-Barker (assistant)