My granddad used to tell me that there were only two things he was afraid of: sharks and somehow finding himself in Iraq.
Hassan Abdulrazzak
Hassan Abdulrazzak is of Iraqi origin, born in Prague and living in London. His plays include Baghdad Wedding (Soho Theatre, 2007, Belvoir St Theatre, 2009, Akvarious, 2010), The Prophet (Gate theatre, 2012), Love, Bombs and Apples (Arcola Theatre, 2016 and UK tour. Golden Thread, San Francisco, 2018) and And Here I Am (Arcola Theatre, 2017 and UK and Middle East tour). His contribution to anthologies include Iraq+100: Stories from a century after the invasion (Comma Press, 2016), A Country of Refuge (Unbound, 2016), Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic (Saqi Books, 2017) and A Country to Call Home (Unbound, 2018). He is the recipient of George Devine, Meyer-Whitworth and Pearson theatre awards as well as the Arab British Centre Award for Culture.
