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Bullet Hole
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w
Young Londoner Cleo was given her ‘gift’ at age
seven – except that ‘gift’ left her with type 3 Female
Mutilation.
How can Cleo love her body, when her husband
brutally sexually assaults her? Finding strength after this hideous
act, Cleo
resolves to go against her family’s wishes and seek reversal
surgery. On her
journey of healing, she’s sent to live with Aunt Winnie and meets
Eve, a fellow
FGM survivor who is instantly drawn to her. Will Cleo set an
example and
empower Eve to stand against this practice, or will she give in to
family
pressure and finally embrace Aunt Winnie’s deeply embedded
traditional beliefs?
A fight for love, hope and acceptance in a culture
where a ‘gift’ can bear the ultimate price.
Played by an all-female cast, this piece shines a
light on a violent act nested in our society which is a
transgression of human/women/children’s
rights.
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Cast Size
3w -
Duration
75 Minutes
Accolades
- Shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Audience Award 2017
Details
Summary
Young Londoner Cleo was given her ‘gift’ at age seven – except that ‘gift’ left her with type 3 Female Mutilation.
How can Cleo love her body, when her husband brutally sexually assaults her? Finding strength after this hideous act, Cleo resolves to go against her family’s wishes and seek reversal surgery. On her journey of healing, she’s sent to live with Aunt Winnie and meets Eve, a fellow FGM survivor who is instantly drawn to her. Will Cleo set an example and empower Eve to stand against this practice, or will she give in to family pressure and finally embrace Aunt Winnie’s deeply embedded traditional beliefs?
A fight for love, hope and acceptance in a culture where a ‘gift’ can bear the ultimate price.
Played by an all-female cast, this piece shines a light on a violent act nested in our society which is a transgression of human/women/children’s rights.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 75 Minutes
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
Media
"Gloria Williams's play, Bullet Hole, set in London, compassionately explores the different attitudes of these three women to a practice that has damaged their lives. " - British Theatre Guide, Read more
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams is an award-winning British actress and playwright who is a graduate of The Royal Court Theatre Young Writers’ Group and Talawa Theatre Company. She wrote Bullet Hole, which premiered at the Camden Fringe Festival 2017 and was shortlisted for the Alfred ...