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Adaptation of The Reluctant Fundamentalist reflects reality, says play’s director

PROVOKING DEBATE: A scene from The Relunctant Fundamentalist

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING THE director of a critically acclaimed play which had its premiere in Edinburgh this week has said its themes are more relevant than ever in today’s political climate. Prasanna Puwanarajah, 32, is the director of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Adapted from Mohsin Hamid’s Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel of the same name, the production debuted in Edinburgh on Tuesday (14). It tells the story of a young Asian man who retells his journey in America post the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. Analysing the themes of identity of young people in an “internationally fractured” world, The Reluctant Fundamentalist…

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