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Three linked contemporary stories from Coventry - the UK's City of Culture 2021

Commissioned as part of the BBC's poetry and spoken word festival 'Contains Strong Language' which was held this year in Coventry.

'Cov' by Amanda Dalton, Sujana Crawford and Raef Boylan.
 A Syrian refugee tries to navigate her way around her new home. A city centre leisure complex which divides opinion is under threat. And an elderly woman returns home in search of peace. Three diverse stories written by Coventry writers which reflect the ever changing face of a city that relies on its resilience and ability to constantly re-invent itself. 

Jean ..... Sandra Maitland
Adi/the elephant ..... Nitin Ganatra
Sana/Saf ..... Lara Sawalha
Pooja ..... Duaa Karim
Dan ..... Graeme Hawley
Libby ..... Helen O'Hara
Anya ..... Lauren Tanner

Director/Producer Gary Brown

The dramas in order are -

'Building a Life' by Sujana Crawford.  Sujana is a multilingual poet, playwright and researcher, working in Nepali, English and Hindi. Sujana’s creative work is driven by a fascination with people, places and folklore. Her work has been featured in various magazines and anthologies, and her plays have been developed with support from Birmingham Rep and Warwick Arts Centre, among others.

'Elephant' by Raef Boylan. Raef is a writer and poet. His work, most recently commissioned by Theatre Absolute, has featured in various publications. He has headlined at local gigs and festivals and represented Coventry overseas in Ireland. Raef also hosts live poetry event ‘Fire & Dust’ and is chief editor of 'Here Comes Everyone' magazine.  

'Home' by Amanda Dalton. Amanda is a poet and playwright. Her full length poetry collections are published by Bloodaxe and she has forthcoming pamphlets with Arc and Smith|Doorstop. She also writes for theatre and extensively for Radio 4 and Radio 3; including drama, adaptations and poetry texts.

Amanda also wrote the links between the dramas.

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