Paines Plough, The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, 45North, The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and the Orange Tree Theatre, in association with Bristol Old Vic, have announced casting for Ahlam’s play You Bury Me which will play in Bristol, Edinburgh and London from 24 February.

Ahlam’s You Bury Me is a play about sex, friendship and coming of age in post-Arab Spring Cairo and was joint winner of the inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020.

You Bury Me will be performed by a cast of six actors. Nezar Alderazi (Occupational Hazards) will play Rafik, alongside Olivier-award nominated actor Moe Bar-El (The Jungle) as Tamer, Tarrick Benham (New Voices for a New World) as Osman, Hanna Khogali (Brief Encounter) as Alia, Eleanor Nawal (Sherlock in Homes) as Lina and Yasemin Özdemir (Angel) as Maya.

This story is about a city. A city of exhaust fumes, drunken phone calls, first kisses, hysteria, sweat and laughter. Cairo.

Coming of age in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, six young Egyptians navigate friendship, loss and secret Grindr dates in the city that made them.

“Only Cairo, eh? Only Cairo will push you to your absolute limits and then suddenly… you’re in love. You’re in love and you’re entangled and stuck. How does this city do that?”

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