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ABC Art Works story about Critical Stages Touring's online reading of Tony Kushner's Homebody / Kabul, featuring Director Chris Bendall, performers Caroline Brazier and Mansoor Noor, and Sourosh Cina, CEO of Mahboba's Promise.

The story was originally filmed by ABC Australia for their Art Works program however it did not make it to air at the time. We send our thanks to tha amazing team there for putting this edit together so that we could share it with you. Discover more great arts stories on the show at https://iview.abc.net.au/show/art-works

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By special arrangement with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, Critical Stages Touring presented a livestreamed reading of Homebody/Kabul in support of two charities - Women for Afghan Women, and Mahboba’s Promise. The event raised over $5000 but also brought national attention to Mahboba resulting in the rescue of Afghan women and children from the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan.

Presented in two parts this rehearsed reading, directed by Chris Bendall, reunited cast members from the award-winning Melbourne production alongside feature performances from Simon Burke (Pippin), and Geraldine Hakewill (Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries).

Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul is the story of a lonely London housewife and the far-reaching effects of her fascination with Afghanistan, set off by an outdated guidebook. Set in 1998, and written before “September 11” and “Taliban” became part of our vocabulary, the story begins with a thrilling monologue from the Homebody, played by Caroline Brazier (Rake, Packed to the Rafters).

After the Homebody disappears into Afghanistan, her husband and daughter desperately search for her, becoming ever more ensnared in a culture ripped apart by centuries of turmoil.

Performing from their homes across Australia, this special presentation was not able to be recorded.