Word search: The playwright who lost her language skills

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Playwright Rabiah Hussain has always been fascinated by words. As a child she was surrounded by different languages in her British-Pakistani household, and loved Bhangra, Urdu poetry, and Shakespeare. Years later she had a play – about the power of language – commissioned for the Royal Court Theatre in London. But overnight, she lost the ability to speak and her comprehension of language was drastically altered. How would she manage to get her play on stage? Growing up in Salt Lake City in the USA, Huan Hsu wasn't interested in his Chinese ancestry. But his attitude to the past changed completely when he was told about a valuable porcelain collection apparently buried by his great-great-grandfather in China in 1938. He set off on a journey to find it, and in the process discovered more about his own family background. He spoke to Outlook's Matthew Bannister in May 2015. David Best is an American artist, most famous for designing huge and ornately-carved temples for Burning Man Festival, a celebration of all things alternative held in the Nevada desert. He spoke to Outlook's Nicki Paxman in March 2015. Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Rabiah Hussain. Credit: Rabiah Hussain)