Khadija is 18

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Khadija is 18 is a story from the frontline of multicultural Britain, and explores the lives of two teenage refugee girls in London's East End. Liza needs Khadija and Khadija needs Liza. When Khadija links up with Ade, things begin to unravel. Does Khadija care about Liza anymore And what is Ade doin having sex with a ref girl All the while the immigration clock is ticking down. Giving voice to the dispossessed and capturing the hopes and heartbreak of our young people, Shamser Sinha is an exciting new voice in playwriting.

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"Sinha has a command of the combative staccato rhythms and jabbing wit of streetwise city youth vernacular, and an instinct for dramatic structure... Theres a tenderness and flair at work here that makes the familiar something special." - London Times "A bracing blast from the immigration frontlinea terrific full-length professional playwriting debut." - Evening Standard "A lively, vivid piece of writing." - Guardian "Theres an admirable honesty in this script." - Daily Telegraph
"Sinha has a command of the combative staccato rhythms and jabbing wit of streetwise city youth vernacular, and an instinct for dramatic structure... Theres a tenderness and flair at work here that makes the familiar something special." - London Times "A bracing blast from the immigration frontlinea terrific full-length professional playwriting debut." - Evening Standard "A lively, vivid piece of writing." - Guardian "Theres an admirable honesty in this script." - Daily Telegraph

Author Bio

Playwright Shamser Sinha has been a writer on attachment with the Royal Court Theatre, where he wrote Storm, and was commissioned by ANGLE as writer-in-residence to write Chicken N' Chips. He works a lecturer in Sociology and Youth Studies and has spent the past ten years doing research and youth work with young asylum seekers and vulnerable teenagers in London.