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The Friday Play: Broken English

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When 13-year-old Beriwan's father goes missing, she and her family are taken from their Gravesend home and sent to a detention centre in Scotland. Frank Deasy's play tells the story of the Ays, a Kurdish family detained in Dungavel for over a year and living under the threat of deportation. Their plight became a cause célèbre, raising questions in the Scottish Parliament and in the media. By Frank Deasy. with Kirsty Wark and Andrew Cassell Producer/Director David Ian Neville

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Deasy.
Unknown:
Kirsty Wark
Unknown:
Andrew Cassell
Director:
David Ian Neville
Beriwan Ay:
Livia Arditti
Yurdagul Ay:
Pembe Peri-Natqi
Gus:
Stuart McOuarrie
Margaret:
Carolyn Bonnyman
James:
Mark Straker
Police Officer/Transport Officer:
Saikat Ahamed
JayneCummings:
Robin Weaver
Bishop John Mone:
David Ashton
Teacher/Policewoman:
Tracy Wiles
Ukrainian Boy:
Daniel Lane
Medja:
Carly Schoqqer
Dilowan:
Sam Marzell
Newroz:
Teresa O'Brien

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