My Name Is (2014/2015)

By Sudha Bhuchar
Directed by Philip Osment

Sudha Bhuchar's acclaimed verbatim play reveals the story behind the story that hit headlines in 2006: one that began as a love story in 1980s Glasgow, a world away from the frantic ‘tug of love’ well-documented in the world's media.

When Gaby disappeared from her Scottish home, it was assumed that her Pakistani father Farhan, had kidnapped her and the spiralling headlines were only momentarily silenced when it emerged that Gaby may have fled of her own accord, choosing to spend her life with her father in Pakistan. To her Scottish mother Suzy’s distress, Gaby declared, “My name is Ghazala” and turned her back on ‘Gaby’ and seemingly, the West.

My Name is... opened at the Arcola in London in 2014, toured nationally and was remounted in 2015 for the Edinburgh festival and tour of Scotland which included An Lanntair in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, where the real story began.

Sudha adapted it for Radio 4 in 2015 where it was produced by Bruce Young and was ‘pick of the week’.