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Amongst Barbarians

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 5m

Michael Wall

Amongst Barbarians
by Michael Wall

Set in Penang, Malaysia, and based on a true story, this powerful, gripping and unnervingly funny play focuses on two young Englishmen facing the death sentence for drug-trafficking. Their bewilderment and inadequacy in dealing with the experience, a…

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Docudrama/Historic

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Summary
Set in Penang, Malaysia, and based on a true story, this powerful, gripping and unnervingly funny play focuses on two young Englishmen facing the death sentence for drug-trafficking. Their bewilderment and inadequacy in dealing with the experience, and their reactions to an alien culture, together with those of their families, only serve to make matters worse.
Performing Groups
M5 (young (1 Malay/Chinese), 20s (1 Sikh), 40s) F4 (17-19, 30s (1 Tamil), 40s).
  • Setting 2 hotel bedrooms, a prison cell.
  • Features Period Costumes

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