My Name is… tells the story behind a story that fleetingly hit headlines in 2006 and continues to resonate throughout the UK and beyond. Read more …
When 12-year old Gaby disappeared from her home in Scotland, the media announced that her Pakistani father, Farhan, had kidnapped her. The spiraling headlines were only momentarily silenced when it emerged that Gaby may have fled of her own accord, choosing to spend her life in Pakistan. To her Scottish mother Suzy's great distress, Gaby declared, 'my name is Ghazala' and turned her back on 'Gaby' and seemingly the West...
This moving verbatim play reveals a unique Scottish love story that began in late 70s Glasgow, a world away from the frantic ‘tug of love’ well documented in the world's press.
My Name is… is an sympathetic look at an affecting subject that manages to enlighten but not manipulate.
Sudha Bhuchar's unhysterical account of a schoolgirl caught between her mother and father – and society – pays dividends.
Interview: Sudha Bhuchar on new play My Name Is..., about the apparent kidnapping of Molly Campbell
My Name is...aims to bridge cultural divide
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Thursday May 29, 2014, until Saturday May 31, 2014. More info: www.tron.co.uk
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday September 24, 2015, until Saturday September 26, 2015. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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