A new collection of plays reflecting aspects of life in the Middle East has recently been compiled and edited by Ken Pickering, Hon Professor of Drama at Kent. Among the plays included is ‘Bitterest of Foes’: a remarkable play by Josh Hinds that deals with the demise of the Ottoman Empire. Josh graduated with an M.Dram degree from Kent in 2014 and has subsequently enjoyed increasing success as playwright.

The entire play collection is called ‘Sykes-Picot: the Legacy’and is published by Arts Canteen and available from Amazon for £7.99. Professor Ken Pickering, its Editor is a prolific writer and has taught numerous Modules in Drama for the last ten years at Kent but this new book is the first in which he has been able to include the work of a recent student alongside plays by authors of international reputation.