HURRIED STEPS is a hard hitting, powerful text written by Dacia Maraini and translated by Sharon Wood.
Written by Dacia Maraini to support stop violence against women and girls campaigns, the hour long play stimulates a discussion between a panel of experts and the audience to probe the reasons behind worldwide violence against women & girls.
"It gives you an international insight into the whole issue" - Audience feedback, Sydney
Hurried Steps by Dacia Maraini
Resource Pack
This resource pack can be downloaded for free. It contains comprehensive insight into the Hurried Steps text to support students and actors. It provides tips and information about how to perform the play.
There is another story called Kubra which is about Female Genital Mutilation - FGM. It will be published by Methuen Drama in Staging Violence Against Women and Girls: Plays and Interviews on 6th April and it includes an interview with Artistic Director, Nicolette Kay. You can order it here
Additional story insert for the resource pack:
10 KUBRA (8 mins) A young adult Australian woman speaks in court about her experience of FGM. 4 actors – THE WORLDWIDE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION . The action takes place in Australia.