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    Word-Play (NHB Modern Plays)
    Word-Play (NHB Modern Plays)
    Word-Play (NHB Modern Plays)
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    Word-Play (NHB Modern Plays)

    By Rabiah Hussain

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    In the Downing Street Press Office an emergency meeting has been called. The Prime Minister has been ad-libbing on live TV (again) and his words are going viral.
    There is a flurry of accusations, and demands for an apology; but as his team debate what to do next, it's already too late. His words have found their way to dinner parties, bus journeys and newspaper columns across the nation – and not everyone is angry.
    Rabiah Hussain's play Word-Play explores how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, in July 2023, directed by Nimmo Ismail.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNick Hern Books
    Release dateJul 27, 2023
    ISBN9781788506281
    Word-Play (NHB Modern Plays)
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    Rabiah Hussain

    Rabiah Hussain is a writer for film, TV and theatre. Her plays include: Word-Play (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2023); We Are Shadows (Tamasha Theatre, 2019); and Spun (Arcola Theatre, London, 2018 and Canadian tour; winner of the German Baden-Wuttemberg Youth Theatre Prize 2020).

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      Word-Play (NHB Modern Plays) - Rabiah Hussain

      RIVERS OF BLOOD

      Characters: A (male), B (male).

      A This is a moment.

      B It is a moment.

      A A moment to remember –

      B – A moment to remember.

      A Will it be?

      B What?

      A Remembered.

      B It should be –

      A – Should?

      B It could be.

      Beat.

      A Could indicates that you don’t believe it will be.

      B I believe it should be talked about. And it could be talked about. But –

      A – But what?

      B I’m simply going by history.

      A It’s a considerable moment. In history.

      B Sometimes even considerable moments end up relegated to textbooks.

      A Surely it’s bigger than that?

      B So much bigger.

      A It created something. Unity –

      B – Chaos.

      A Good chaos –

      B – Life-altering chaos. I agree.

      A Then surely it is, should be and will be talked about.

      B I’m simply saying that sometimes, sometimes, these events that feel, and are a moment for those of us who are experiencing them in the here and now, can also remain a moment in the memory of history confined to our present. And so, can be seen by those in the future, as a moment back in time.

      A But this isn’t and shouldn’t be just a moment in the distant past for them.

      B I agree.

      A It should be bigger.

      B It should be bigger.

      A It should be vast –

      B – It should be a wave.

      A A wave?

      B A wave…

      Continuous. Sweeping. A moment that is so alive it echoes through time. Oscillates. Immerses with other waves in the future to create multiple moments so it can become more than just a moment in the distant past for them. We want it to be felt. Not just remembered…

      A …And how do we ensure that happens?

      B We give it a name.

      A A name? It has a name.

      B No, no, no. Not a name that simply refers to where it happened. So many moments have happened and will happen in that place. There will be hundreds of moments

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