Norm and Ahmed

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Event Norm and Ahmed
Venue The Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Fringe Festival 2022
First Date 14 March 2022
Last Date 19 March 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description It is midnight in 1968. A Pakistani student and a middle-aged white Australian war veteran meet at a bus stop resulting in a striking conversation about race, culture, and politics. The White Australia policy has been consigned to the dustbin in 1966, but Australians still weren’t used to seeing many Asians. In this time of rapidly approaching multi-cultural change, the play confronts us with that peculiar clash between welcoming the coloured stranger and the deep suspicion and fear of that same stranger. This classic Australian play by Alex Buzo explores this conflict with a sharp pen. A pen that still scratches today.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Culture
Race relations
War
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brendan Cooney Actor Norm
Ceejay Singh Actor Ahmed
Tammy Boden Designer
Joh Hartog Director
Alexander Buzo Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://bakehousetheatre.com/shows/norm-and-ahmed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162818