Baghdad Wedding

by Hassan Abdulrazzak

'In Iraq, a wedding is not a wedding unless shots get fired. It's like in England where a wedding is not a wedding unless someone pukes or tries to fuck one of the bridesmaids. That's the way it goes.'

From cosmopolitan London to the chaos of war-ravaged Baghdad, this is the comic tale of three friends, torn between two worlds, and a wedding that goes horribly wrong.


Baghdad Wedding premiered at the Soho Theatre in June 2007 and was the winner of the George Devine, Meyer-Whitworth (2008) and Pearson (2009) awards.

Genres: Plays, Drama

108 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2007

Reviews

[Amy Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional first play by one of the greatest living dramatists today.

[Bethany]

I have to say, I went into this with expectations that I probably shouldn't have had, seeing as I'm reading it for a Queer Readings course, and most (all) of the things we've read thus far had to do with being queer, and this doesn't. I actually like a lot, though. I think there's a lot that Americans don't know about American involvement in Iraq that we should know.

I think this play would be absolutely fantastic to see performed.

[Jeanmarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its revolutionary potential is undermined by its extremely traditional structure, but WOW, some beautiful monologues for young, Middle Eastern actors and actresses.

[Gloria · Rating 4 out of 5]

This play was a fast read, but I would enjoy reading it again to delve deeper into the layers.