Shroud Maker

<p>Hajja Souad an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. <p/>A compelling black comedy that delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians the play weaves a highly distinctive path through Palestine's turbulent past and present. <i>The Shroud Maker</i> toured the UK as a one-woman comedy with one female actress playing all the roles in the tradition of a Palestinian story-teller. <p/><i>The Shroud Maker</i> was part of @70: Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture a week-long festival of theatre dance films and talks commemorating the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of a homeland. It weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humour.</p>