The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – reviews of Iraqi play

Black comedy about an Iraqi refugee trying to escape his past is 'witty, topical and devastating'

The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes
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What you need to know

Rashid Razaq's black comedy, The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes, has opened at the Arcola Theatre, London. The play is adapted from a short story by the exiled Iraqi film-maker and writer Hassan Blasim.

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