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In God We Trust (play)
''In God We Trust'' is a play written by Avaes Mohammad. It is set in Guantanamo Bay detention camp and uses this environment to explore ideas of American imperialism as well as philosophical divisions within Islam through its central characters, Sarfraz and Hamza. Original tour The piece was toured by Peshkar Productions to the following venues in 2005: * Lawrence Batley Theatre; 1 and 2 March * Hawth Theatre, Crawley; 4 and 5 March * Gateway Theatre (Chester); 10–12 March * Oldham Coliseum Theatre; 7–9 April * Octagon Theatre, Bolton; 12 and 13 April * Contact Theatre; 18–21 April * The Drum (Arts Centre); 22 and 23 April * Darlington Arts Centre; 26 April * Theatre in the Mill, Bradford; 29 and 30 April Cast The cast for the play included Gary Stoner, as Hamza, Asif Khan, as Sarfraz and Roxy Shahidi Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi (; born 14 March 1983) is an English actress and screenwriter. She is known for portraying from 2008 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2025 the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contact Theatre
Contact is an arts organisation based in Manchester, England. Established in 1972, as a center for young artists to create and learn, the theatre remains in its original building and is a part of the Arts Council England, the University of Manchester, the Manchester City Council, and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities.. History Contact was founded in 1972 by Barry Sheppard (General Manager of what was then Manchester University Theatre) and Hugh Hunt (Professor of Drama), as Manchester Young People's Theatre as part of the University of Manchester. In 1999, following a £5 million investment from Arts Council England, Contact was redesigned and opened as an arts venue for young people. It is funded by Arts Council England, the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, Manchester City Council, and the University of Manchester, but it is independently managed. Apart from traditional theatre, it features dance, music, poetry, spoken word, hip-hop and art. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Shahidi
Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi (; born 14 March 1983) is an English actress and screenwriter. She is known for portraying from 2008 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2025 the role of Leyla Harding in ITV (TV channel), ITV soap ''Emmerdale''. In 2024, she was a contestant on the Dancing on Ice (series 16), sixteenth series of ''Dancing on Ice''. Early life Shahidi was born Rokhsaneh Gwaham-Shahidi on 14 March 1983 to an Iranian father and an English mother, and grew up in Whalley Range, Manchester, Whalley Range in Manchester. She became a vegetarian at the age of 8, and has been a vegan since the age of 21. Career Shahidi began her career as part of Contact Young Actors Company in 2004 and went on to work for Peskar Productions as a drama workshop leader in Oldham and Bolton. Her theatre credits include ''East is East (play), East is East'', ''Janus'' (for West Yorkshire Playhouse), ''Christie Malry's Own Double Entry'' at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, ''Freshly Scratched'' (for the Batterse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |