Where Ceutan Children Lie (2009)
Synopsis
Where Ceutan Children Lie is an historical fiction set in 711 A.D. (CE) on the eve of the Moorish invasion of Spain.
Play Production History
Where Ceutan Children Lie was a one hour radio play written for the BBC World International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009. It was commended by BBC World Drama on August 19, 2009.
Poster from the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition.
Commendation By BBC World Drama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2009/08/090819_radioplay_2008_commended.shtml
Where Ceutan Children Lie is an historical fiction set in 711 A.D. (CE) on the eve of the Moorish invasion of Spain.
Play Production History
Where Ceutan Children Lie was a one hour radio play written for the BBC World International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009. It was commended by BBC World Drama on August 19, 2009.
Poster from the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition.
Commendation By BBC World Drama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2009/08/090819_radioplay_2008_commended.shtml
A Seraph For The Sanitarium (2005, 2016)
Synopsis
A Seraph For The Sanitarium is a continuation of Call Me Ishmael. It picks up the story almost a year after the events of Call Me Ishmael. Dr. Jill Raymundo comes to the institute and has to deal with an intriguing mystery at the heart of the Kafka Institute. A mystery that involves one of the institute’s most dangerous inmates.
Although written as a sequel, the play has a standalone narrative that does not rely on audience members’ knowledge of Call Me Ishmael. However people who have seen Call Me Ishmael will be rewarded when they meet some of the characters of the Kafka institute that they are familiar with as opposed to someone meeting the characters for the first time.
The play is an emotional drama set in the fictional environment of ‘The Franz Kafka Institute for the Mentally Disturbed.’
Play Production History
A Seraph For The Sanitarium was first staged at the Al-Hamra Hall I, Mall Road, Lahore, Pakistan in September 2005 by Real Entertainment Productions. The production run involved 5 days of Call Me Ishmael followed by 5 days of A Seraph For The Sanitarium.
It received praise from two National newspapers, namely The Daily Times (by Sheharyar Malhi. 2-8 October, 2005) and Dawn (by Faryal Shahzad. October 16, 2005). Both reviews are included in the reviews section below.
In 2016, A Seraph For The Sanitarium was used as part of the course for the O-Level / School Certificate Drama course offered by the Lahore Grammar School (LGS) Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan. The course was taught by Omair Rana who was the first person to co-direct the play (in 2005) and who performed the role of Ishmael for the first time on stage (in 2000).
60% of the grade for the course was awarded for performance and excerpts from A Seraph For The Sanitarium were used for the performance, although a formal production of the play was not staged by the school.
This was the first time that O-Level / School Certificate drama was being offered as a course in the history of Pakistan.
Poster designed by Junaid Saleem Babri.
Real Entertainment Productions (REP)
https://www.facebook.com/aarepee/
A Seraph For The Sanitarium is a continuation of Call Me Ishmael. It picks up the story almost a year after the events of Call Me Ishmael. Dr. Jill Raymundo comes to the institute and has to deal with an intriguing mystery at the heart of the Kafka Institute. A mystery that involves one of the institute’s most dangerous inmates.
Although written as a sequel, the play has a standalone narrative that does not rely on audience members’ knowledge of Call Me Ishmael. However people who have seen Call Me Ishmael will be rewarded when they meet some of the characters of the Kafka institute that they are familiar with as opposed to someone meeting the characters for the first time.
The play is an emotional drama set in the fictional environment of ‘The Franz Kafka Institute for the Mentally Disturbed.’
Play Production History
A Seraph For The Sanitarium was first staged at the Al-Hamra Hall I, Mall Road, Lahore, Pakistan in September 2005 by Real Entertainment Productions. The production run involved 5 days of Call Me Ishmael followed by 5 days of A Seraph For The Sanitarium.
It received praise from two National newspapers, namely The Daily Times (by Sheharyar Malhi. 2-8 October, 2005) and Dawn (by Faryal Shahzad. October 16, 2005). Both reviews are included in the reviews section below.
In 2016, A Seraph For The Sanitarium was used as part of the course for the O-Level / School Certificate Drama course offered by the Lahore Grammar School (LGS) Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan. The course was taught by Omair Rana who was the first person to co-direct the play (in 2005) and who performed the role of Ishmael for the first time on stage (in 2000).
60% of the grade for the course was awarded for performance and excerpts from A Seraph For The Sanitarium were used for the performance, although a formal production of the play was not staged by the school.
This was the first time that O-Level / School Certificate drama was being offered as a course in the history of Pakistan.
Poster designed by Junaid Saleem Babri.
Real Entertainment Productions (REP)
https://www.facebook.com/aarepee/
Call Me Ishmael (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010)
Synopsis
Call Me Ishmael is an emotional drama set in the fictional environment of ‘The Franz Kafka Institute for the Mentally Disturbed,’ and focuses on events involving Adam – a patient who suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Dr. Ehlana Frey – the doctor who is treating him is drawn to his ‘good’ side but repulsed by the malevolent side known as Ishmael, which is afraid of letting the good side be happy as trusting someone would expose them both to pain and loss that they have felt before.
The story is shown from the perspective of the doctor and her turbulent relationship with her patient.
We examine the love shared by two fragmented people and try to understand how loneliness can drive someone insane.
Poster designed by Junaid Saleem Babri.
Play Production History
Call Me Ishmael was first staged at the Al-Hamra Cultural Complex, Hall 1, in Lahore, Pakistan in December 2000 under the auspices of Real Entertainment Productions.
Call Me Ishmael was one of 16 plays staged at the Al-Hamra Cultural Complex, Hall 1 over a course of 15 days for the Xtravaganza 2001 regional Theatre Festival. At the festival Call Me Ishmael won Best Play, Best Actor (Omair Rana), Best Original Script (Sheraz Khan Niazi) and was nominated for Best Actress (Saira Ansari). It featured glowing reviews in the national newspaper The News (by Sarwat Ali. February 11, 2001, included in the reviews section below) and in the national monthly news digest The Herald (by Salman Shahid. 2001).
Call Me Ishmael was also produced by Real Entertainment Productions in 2002 for the Youth Theater Festival hosted by the Rafi Peer International Theatre Workshop.
In September 2005 Call Me Ishmael was once again presented by Real Entertainment Productions. It again garnered praise from national newspapers, namely, The Daily Times (by Sheharyar Malhi. 2-8 October, 2005) and Dawn (by Faryal Shahzad. October 16, 2005). Both reviews are included in the reviews section below.
In August 2010 Call Me Ishmael was produced by the Aks performing arts group in London, United Kingdom. It was staged at Rudolf Steiner House, London, United Kingdom and was directed by Ali Tariq Khan.
Real Entertainment Productions (REP)
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Aks Performing Arts Group
www.facebook.com/AksArtsLondon/
aksarts.com/repertoire/
Call Me Ishmael is an emotional drama set in the fictional environment of ‘The Franz Kafka Institute for the Mentally Disturbed,’ and focuses on events involving Adam – a patient who suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Dr. Ehlana Frey – the doctor who is treating him is drawn to his ‘good’ side but repulsed by the malevolent side known as Ishmael, which is afraid of letting the good side be happy as trusting someone would expose them both to pain and loss that they have felt before.
The story is shown from the perspective of the doctor and her turbulent relationship with her patient.
We examine the love shared by two fragmented people and try to understand how loneliness can drive someone insane.
Poster designed by Junaid Saleem Babri.
Play Production History
Call Me Ishmael was first staged at the Al-Hamra Cultural Complex, Hall 1, in Lahore, Pakistan in December 2000 under the auspices of Real Entertainment Productions.
Call Me Ishmael was one of 16 plays staged at the Al-Hamra Cultural Complex, Hall 1 over a course of 15 days for the Xtravaganza 2001 regional Theatre Festival. At the festival Call Me Ishmael won Best Play, Best Actor (Omair Rana), Best Original Script (Sheraz Khan Niazi) and was nominated for Best Actress (Saira Ansari). It featured glowing reviews in the national newspaper The News (by Sarwat Ali. February 11, 2001, included in the reviews section below) and in the national monthly news digest The Herald (by Salman Shahid. 2001).
Call Me Ishmael was also produced by Real Entertainment Productions in 2002 for the Youth Theater Festival hosted by the Rafi Peer International Theatre Workshop.
In September 2005 Call Me Ishmael was once again presented by Real Entertainment Productions. It again garnered praise from national newspapers, namely, The Daily Times (by Sheharyar Malhi. 2-8 October, 2005) and Dawn (by Faryal Shahzad. October 16, 2005). Both reviews are included in the reviews section below.
In August 2010 Call Me Ishmael was produced by the Aks performing arts group in London, United Kingdom. It was staged at Rudolf Steiner House, London, United Kingdom and was directed by Ali Tariq Khan.
Real Entertainment Productions (REP)
www.facebook.com/aarepee/
Aks Performing Arts Group
www.facebook.com/AksArtsLondon/
aksarts.com/repertoire/
Page 01 - Print out of the Aks performing arts group website, showcasing their production of Call Me Ishmael from August 13-14, 2010.
Page 02 - Print out of the Aks performing arts group website, showcasing their production of Call Me Ishmael from August 13-14, 2010.
Reviews
Dawn (2005)
Dawn is a national newspaper in Pakistan. This review of the joint production of Call Me Ishmael and A Seraph For The Sanitarium was featured in the October 16, 2005 edition and was written by Faryal Shahzad.
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Dawn is a national newspaper in Pakistan. This review of the joint production of Call Me Ishmael and A Seraph For The Sanitarium was featured in the October 16, 2005 edition and was written by Faryal Shahzad.
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The Daily Times (2005)
The Daily Times is a national newspaper in Pakistan. This review of the joint production of Call Me Ishmael and A Seraph For The Sanitarium was featured in the October 2005 edition and was written by Sheharyar Malhi.
The Daily Times is a national newspaper in Pakistan. This review of the joint production of Call Me Ishmael and A Seraph For The Sanitarium was featured in the October 2005 edition and was written by Sheharyar Malhi.
Unknown Publication, Lahore, Pakistan (2002)
The News (2001)
The News is one of Pakistan's national newspapers. This review appeared in The News, February 11, 2001.
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The News is one of Pakistan's national newspapers. This review appeared in The News, February 11, 2001.
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