Does my bomb look big in this? by Nyla Levy

This play is written for three female actors, and cleverly uses multi-roleing to capture the truth behind radicalisation and exploitation. It is a beautifully written play in which Levy tells the story behind the stereotypical ‘terrorist girlfriend’ or ‘jihadi bride’ with the aim of allowing an audience to understand in more depth the way that an individual is groomed into this life. She does this successfully in this play with her use of humour.

The multi-roleing that occurs throughout is indicated either within the stage directions or is clear within the dialogue. At the start of the script Levy gives a list of translations for particular words that will be found throughout the play, along with the accents that each character has: this is a rarity in a play but really aids you as a reader and/or a director as it allows you to visualise the character fully. I found myself reading the script with the accents in my head, which only added to the humour.