Stories from Syria

Rarely has theatre responded so swiftly to pressing current events as with the production of the play The Fear of Breathing, playing at the Finborough Theatre in London until 11 August. A work of great moral urgency, it is based on interviews conducted in Syria by Paul Wood of the BBC and Ruth Sherlock of the Daily Telegraph. The play gives voice and form to the testimonies of Syrians of diverse backgrounds as they struggle to survive despite civil war, mass killings, torture, arbitrary ar...

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