Monsieur Ibrahim And The Flowers Of The Qu'ran

By (author) Schmitt Eric-Emmanuel
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Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendship
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Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendship Paris in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he''s caught stealing from wise old shopkeeper Monsieur Ibrahim, he discovers an unlikely friend and a whole new world. Together they embark on a journey that takes them from the streets of Paris to the whirling dervishes of the Golden Crescent.This delightful, moving play has already been a huge hit in Paris and New York. Performed in thirteen countries and published in twelve languages, it is also an award-winning film starring Omar Sharif.Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur''an received its UK premiere at the Bush Theatre on 17 January 2006.
Biographical note:
Eric Emmanuel Schmitt is a French dramatist, novelist and fiction writer whose plays have been staged in over fifty countries and translated into forty languages.. His breakthrough theatre work came with his script Le Visiteur, which won Molière prizes for best author and best show in 1993/4. Other theatrical work includes Golden Joe, Variations Enigmatiques, Le Libertin, Milarepa, Frederick ou Le Boulevard du Crime, Hotel des deux mondes, and Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran.
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Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendship

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The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney''s A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.