Image of an Unknown Young Woman, by Elinor Cook, is a brand-new play from London’s Gate Theatre that will be staged in Malta by the MADC from May 6. Described by The Guardian as “a smart, gripping look at our unacknowledged capacity for rage and violence”, the playweaves together three separate storylines set around explosive protests in an unnamed contemporary country. A young woman in a yellow dress has been shot by the police. As a video goes viral, a revolution begins to stir. Ali and Leyla are panicking – they uploaded the footage and now the authorities are after them. Across town, Yasmin is desperate to know if her missing mother is still alive. Halfway around the world, a woman in London wants to help. As a tornado of dissent and violence spreads, everyone’s life is going to change.

With inspirations from the Arab Spring, as well as protests in Turkey and Iran, the play examines the power of images and social media to change our perceptions and alter the state of the world.

Directed by Philip Leone-Ganado, Image of an Unknown Young Woman stars Nanette Brimmer, Joseph Zammit, Chris Galea, Maria Pia Meli, Steffi Thake, Becky Camilleri, Erica Muscat and Antony Edridge.

The play runs between May 6 and 8, 13 and 15 at 8pm at the Blue Box, MSpace in Msida. Tickets are available online.

www.bluebox.com.mt