Thursday, January 12, 2023
‘Give us the stage and trust us’: how a British-Somali play became a sell-out smash hit
Stage | The Guardian: The lack of roles for Somali and Muslim women led writer and actor Sabrina Ali to create her own. Her latest play Dugsi Dayz, set in an Islamic study group, has struck a chord with audiences
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The myth that lack of representation on stage and on screen causes no harm has yet again been debunked. Sabrina Ali ended up realizing this first hand as growing up the only characters on screen that were muslim women tended to have their Hijab see the focus of their character. Simple control theory is shown in the theater world as the white male majority has written the majority of plays throughout history. This majority means that stories like Sabrina’s are not told or represented and artists who do not fit into the characters they see onstage are less likely to pursue and create shows that have representation which ends up creating a cycle. If no one is given an opportunity to show their past the cycle continues. As the majority in this case it is out job to create space for divorce art and make sure those opportunities are available in the future.
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