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- ISBN 9781783192069
- Weight: 94g
- Dimensions: 130 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 20 Nov 2014
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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People talk. Rumours spread. No one approves. In greasy spoons and hotel rooms, two young believers are reluctantly falling in love. Gabby and Mush are united by a mutual love of hummus, but they remain stubbornly at odds over faith and family ties. Cultural pressures and contemporary life collide in this stirring new play by Karla Crome.
Mush and Me was inspired by lead actress' Great Aunty Nancy, who is a 101-year-old Jewish woman. When she was in her early twenties she received a marriage proposal from a non-Jewish man. She declined on account of her family's disapproval. What is the modern-day equivalent? The idea of a fractious flirtation between a Jewish girl and a Muslim guy took seed, and Gabby and Mush were born. Theirs is a modern love story for multicultural Britain, which asks: are interfaith relationships limiting or liberating? Do they constitute a mark of betrayal or a sign of progress?
Karla Crome is a London-based actor and writer. She has starred in hit televisions shows such as HIT & MISS (Sky), MISFITS (E4), PRISONERS WIVES (BBC) and the BAFTA Award-winning MURDER (BBC). She was one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2012 for her acting. In 2011 Karla wrote her first play for the National Youth Theatre which premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue and was revived in 2014 at the Ambassadors Theatre.
