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Title

Beyond Omarska

Writer

Michael Crowley

Cast

3m 1f

ISBN

9781840946765

Book Fee Code

C - £6

Licence Fee Code

C - £35 - for each performance. For venues greater than 300 seats, contact us for pricing

Duration

Full Length

Type

A Tragi-Comedy

Synopsis

Joe is a Bosnian refugee and a worker at Liberty Place hostel. He has embarked
upon a relationship with Rose, the hostel manager. His life and past experiences
ordered and held in control. That is, until the arrival of a new resident, Sean,
a man calling himself Soldier. Soldier served in Bosnia but left the army and
his wife soon after. 
With their shared history Soldier tries to befriend Joe but his openness and
apparent friendship unsettles Joe, bringing back the ghosts of Civil War.
Soldier is admired by long term resident Warren, a young lad with no ties who
soon declares intention of joining the army. Joe believes that Soldier is
seeking the affections of his partner Rose. He becomes a man cornered and scared
and looking for ways to prevent the past repeating itself.
"An excellent, if uncomfortable play that illustrates the asylum-related issues
vividly, yet also holds a strong narrative interest." Stage

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