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THEATER: Lady of Burma

Monologue about Aung San Suu Kyis life with Ingunn Eye:

Published: February 23, 2010

When: Thursday, 11. March 2010
Where: Oslo
Host: The Norwegian theater. Premiere
More info: www.detnorsketeatret.no/Default.aspx?TabId=65&PlayId=372

Ingunn Eye has had success with Richard Shannon’s monologue about Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for last 20 years. Burma authorities still continue a tight grip on her life.

In the play she sits in a prison in Rangoon after the arrest in 2003. She held up the courage to exercise and meditate. She knows the smells, music and colors of her beautiful country.

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