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Theatre-maker Nikki Mailer
Writer Hafsah Aneela Bashir @redwizz1
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The most grotesque thing in all of this for me, wa

The most grotesque thing in all of this for me, was the answer to my question “how on earth did you deliver that performance without breaking?” The answer that came; Hafsah’s just used to it, she’s become resilient. That is the most disturbing and grotesque statement I have heard, I think ever. She can play this part and tell this story without breaking, because she has become used to abuse. It’s 2019, and we have a uniquely talented writer and actress telling her audience she’s had to be resilient to racism all her life, so the part she plays in this production, she can simply take in her stride. She can portray the pain without drowning in it, because Islamophobia is her every day. And I wish that wasn’t true. I wish the Government of this country wasn’t seemingly spring-boarding an agenda of racism and segregation under the guise of education and student safety. I wish I wasn’t sitting here thinking twice about editing out that last sentence. This play has been a long time coming.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Who needs to see this play? Everybody. EVERYBODY.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
(audience feedback)

Horrifically, your play didn’t tell me anything

Horrifically, your play didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know, it didn’t tell me anything more shocking than what I have seen and heard from people I have met and worked with. But your play has left me numb, exhausted, shaken. The whole production immersed me through the images, the audio and most of all, the acting. Acting seems a woefully inadequate word for what I have just experienced. The subject itself is inherently hugely emotive, even for those with only half an ounce of empathy, but the performance took me on a journey I couldn’t possibly have expected and now I can’t properly explain…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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continued on next post… (audience feedback)

“A profoundly powerful, thought-provoking piece

“A profoundly powerful, thought-provoking piece about the rise, and possible consequences, of Islamophobia… In the times we live in, its important message cannot be understated.” – The Play’s The Thing

‘As an atheist, I appreciated the time and space

‘As an atheist, I appreciated the time and space given to the importance of faith as I don’t often give much time to acknowledge the importance of individual spiritualities and religion’ (audience feedback)

‘Made me want to hear more stories like this fro

‘Made me want to hear more stories like this from a human perspective, led by and created by women who work to empower other women’ (audience feedback)

‘Intense, powerful, relevant.’ (audience feedb

‘Intense, powerful, relevant.’ (audience feedback)

‘Love how you educated the audience on Islam and

‘Love how you educated the audience on Islam and showed true meaning that is almost always concealed to the world’ (audience feedback)

‘Profound, deeply moving, makes me determined to

‘Profound, deeply moving, makes me determined to do better when speaking up for equality’ (audience feedback)

‘All in all, a truly powerful performance put el

‘All in all, a truly powerful performance put eloquently into words. Had a huge impact on my thinking and I think everyone should see this.’ (audience feedback)

“It’s a small show but it holds itself with a

“It’s a small show but it holds itself with a confident heft of its own… Its polemic is potent.” – Exeunt

“Hafsah Bashir is a star in the making, her poet

“Hafsah Bashir is a star in the making, her poetic delivery at times is utterly captivating… Blooming brilliant.” – Caught in the Act

“A profoundly powerful, thought-provoking piece

“A profoundly powerful, thought-provoking piece about the rise, and possible consequences, of Islamophobia… In the times we live in, its important message cannot be understated.” – The Play’s The Thing

★★★★ “There is a lot resting on the shou

★★★★ “There is a lot resting on the shoulders of one performer, but [Hafsah Aneela] Bashir maintains everyone’s attention throughout… It would be worth a larger team developing Cuts of the Cloth, and it would be worth it because this was some incredibly important work from Bashir and very smart commissioning from @HOMEmcr for Push Festival 2019.” – North West End⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“A politically-charged, passionate, and topical

“A politically-charged, passionate, and topical performance… [Hafsah Aneela] Bashir’s honesty, boldness, and passion in her performance was just beautiful.” – Reviewer Number 9

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