{"product_id":"9781350661622","title":"Love Omar","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLove Omar\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHannah Khalil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDRA038000\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey're coming to see whether or not I can \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eREALLY act. Hoping I can't - knives out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne hour until curtain up, and Omar Sharif isn't happy. The show went well last night, but he feels aggrieved that he was upstaged by his fellow actor. He puts on his makeup and longs for a little moment of peace. But that isn't easy when he has to share a dressing room. It's more than Omar can endure – he is the star, isn't he?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then comes Mag, the assistant director, although Omar has hardly noticed her before. He thinks she's disturbing him to give feedback on last night's performance, but she has more important things to discuss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Daphne, his dresser, has been given the task of finding out whether Omar has dyed his moustache again. There have been complaints. These are escalating. Being a successful actor isn't all it's cracked up to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet backstage at Chichester Festival Theatre  in 1983, when Omar starred in Terence Rattigan's \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e Hannah Khalil's \u003ci\u003eLove Omar\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictional piece inspired by this moment of theatre history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production at Theatro Technis in May 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHannah Khalil\u003c\/b\u003e has been named one of four writers in residence at Bristol Old Vic from 2025-2030 and was previously Resident Writer at Shakespeare's Globe. \u003ci\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e was part of their 2022 summer season and her critically acclaimed re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen's \u003ci\u003eThe Fir Tree \u003c\/i\u003ewhich premiered in 2021, returned for their 2022 winter season. Hannah's other theatre commissions include new work for the RSC, Soho Theatre, The Kiln and Mosaic\/Fishamble. Previous work for stage includes \u003ci\u003eA Museum in Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e, which opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre in 2019 directed by Erica Whyman,\u003ci\u003e Interference\u003c\/i\u003e for The National Theatre of Scotland, \u003ci\u003eThe Scar Test\u003c\/i\u003e for Soho Theatre and \u003ci\u003eScenes from 68* Years \u003c\/i\u003efor the Arcola. Her work is published by Methuen Drama. Hannah has also written numerous radio plays, including The Unwelcome, Last of the Pearl Fishers and The Deportation Room all for BBC Radio 4. Television work includes multiple episodes of the Channel 4 drama Hollyoaks. Her short film, The Record, won the Tommy Vine screenplay award at the Underwire film festival, and went on to be made. It was also selected at London Palestine Film Festival. Hannah was named Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies at Villanova University in 2021 and is a Creative Fellow of the Samuel Beckett Archive for 2021\/2022.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350661622\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223601578124,"sku":"9781350661622","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d6be2df6-697b-4105-92a6-37aae9a627a5.jpg?v=1783078577","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350661622","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}