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Under a thousand splendid suns5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() …Suns is the story of three generations of women in a country torn apart by war. But it’s to Silbert’s credit as a director that nothing feels gratuitous she understands the weight of the story doesn’t need empty flourishes. A beating goes on so long you have to look away the scene where a pregnant woman is told she needs a caesarean – but that the hospital is out of anaesthetic – drew a collective gasp from the audience. That’s not to say that moments of Roxana Silbert’s production aren’t incredibly tough to watch. Photo: Pamela Raith.Īdapted by Ursula Rani Sarma from the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns skilfully negotiates the tricky balance of tackling a bleak subject without either minimising it or becoming too overwhelming. Design, Ana Inés Jabares-Pita lighting design, Simon Bond. A Thousand Splendid Suns at Northern Stage, Newcastle. ![]()
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