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Radio 4,17 Nov 2022,44 mins

Dear Harry Kane

Drama on 4

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Award-winning writer James Fritz's harrowing story of a young Sri Lankan who travels to Qatar to work on building the World Cup Stadiums. Nisal is a life-long Tottenham Hotspur fan, along with his father and his son. When he arrives in Qatar he is elated to be building the stadium in which his hero, Harry Kane, will one day play. But nothing can prepare Nisal for the working conditions he must face. Nisal ..... Hiran Abeysekera Nadeesha ..... Shalini Peiris Joseph ..... Jyuddah Jaymes Supervisor ..... Neil D'Souza Father ..... Amesh Edireweera Football commentary ..... David Hounslow Directed by Sally Avens Hiran Abeysekera (Olivier award winner for best actor in Life of Pi) stars as Nisal. James Fritz has won the Critics Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright, a Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and the Imison and Tinniswood BBC Audio Drama awards.

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