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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Saman Shad

I never saw plays about people like me on Australian stages. Writing my own has shown me a good story connects with everyone

Audience gives standing ovation at a theatre performance
‘There is nothing like seeing yourself represented that makes you feel like you belong.’ Photograph: China News Service/Getty Images

There’s a moment in my play when one of the characters Bill is trying to convince the protagonist Nas to go away on a holiday with his wife so he can make her fall in love with him again.

“Just the two of you,” Bill says.

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