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      The Moving Theatre in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre presents

      The World Premiere

      THE

      FEAR

      OF

      BREATHING

      STORIES FROM THE

      SYRIAN REVOLUTION

      Edited by Zoe Lafferty from interviews

      and material collected by Ruth Sherlock,

      Paul Wood and Zoe Lafferty

       FINBOROUGH | THEATRE

      First performance at the Finborough Theatre: Tuesday, 17 July 2012

       ANOTHER MARTYR RISES

Another martyr rises	Four or five months later there will be
From last night’s mortar shelling of Qabon.	no friends for me,
Another friend who will not answer his phone,	If I am still alive.
Another friend who will not answer my messages,
Another friend missing from the card games,	And another martyr rises.
Fewer friends to watch a football match with,
Fewer friends to invite to your wedding,	It’s only the body that passes,
Fewer friends to fight with,	The spirit has not left,
And more friends to miss.	The spirit has risen.
	They will remain in our hearts,
And another martyr rises.	And I’ll keep their numbers in my phone.
	I will call from time to time,
Someone who promised he will buy your	To hear their voice on the answering machine,
marriage suit.	And to leave a message,
Who is going to buy it now?	That I miss them all.
For sure not him.	Calling them one by one.
He is six feet under,	I’ll call soon to tell them we freed our country.
Wearing a white suit.	I’ll call them all.
Damn him.
He lied.	And another martyr rises.
He broke his promise,
And he broke my heart.	This is not a good story,
	But it is a true story,
And another martyr rises.	With true people.
	Once, they had a name,
More friends to remember: the last time you	And now,
spoke,	They all have the same title,
More friends to remember: the last cigarette you shared,	Martyr.
More friends to remember: the last laugh you enjoyed.	And another martyr rises.

       – Omar Alkhani, Syrian Revolution Coordinators’ Union Secretary General

      THE FEAR OF BREATHING

      STORIES FROM THE SYRIAN REVOLUTION

      Edited by Zoe Lafferty from interviews and material collected by Ruth Sherlock, Paul Wood and Zoe Lafferty

Cast in order of appearance
Peter	David Broughton-Davies
Omar	Nicholas Karimi
Quataba	Adam Youssefbeygi
Faha	Sirine Saba
Ahmad	Gareth Glen
Muhummad	Scott Ainslie
Photographer	Paul Cawley
Adnan	Scott Ainslie
Idris	John Wark
Mother	Sirine Saba
Qais	Gareth Glen
Ismail	John Wark

      Other roles played by members of the company. The action takes place in Syria, 2011–2012.

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Director / Interviewer / Editor	Zoe Lafferty
Set Designer	Philip Lindley
Lighting Designer	Miguel Vicente
Sound Designer	Edward Lewis
Multimedia Designer	Dan Shorten
Fight Director	Tim Klotz
Dramaturgy	Sonja Linden and Neil McPherson
Assistant Director	George Ransley
Stage Manager	Sarah Bunting
Casting Director	Lucy Casson
Make-Up Designer	Elaine Smith