REPOST: I know what it is to be misrepresented
“I’M TRYING TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE SEEN” Aanisa Vylet's double bill The Girl/The Woman challenges stereotypes by showing the complexities Arab-Muslim women face in Australia. For writer and performer Aanisa Vylet, the motivation to write her first play came from a desire to see convincing characters from her background on our stages and screens. Her two-part work The Girl/The Woman, which will play together for the first time at Riverside Theatres from Jun