Every new morning. New widows scream, new orphans cry, new sorrows slap the sky in the face (quoted in Lawson, Sandra. 2013) In the eighty-five pages, Lafferty, Sherlock and Wood put all their effort into documenting, organizing and reconstruct a collage of textual testimonies, reports and interviews with eyewitnesses to the Syrian revolution. The interviews were conducted by Laffery in collaboration with veteran war correspondents: Sherlock and Bois. Lafferty and his colleagues conducted incognito interviews with ordinary people, activists, businessmen, defectors, Free Syrian Army soldiers and medical personnel. Subsequently, Lafftery not only edited and adapted the play for theatrical performance, but also directed it. The three accomplices risked their personal safety and arranged to be smuggled into the precarious Syrian territory. Had they been caught, they would undoubtedly have been exposed to the horrific Syrian torture, killing machine. The Assad regime has banned Western media and journalists no longer have immunity. They could have been a legitimate target for any attack. From the beginning of the play, readers are made aware that the characters are real and that the stories they tell are true. The play is a creative fusion of modern journalism and theater. (Sinéad 2012). The play is a visceral historical documentation of the Syrian revolution. The play begins with the recitation of a poem titled: “Another Martyr Rises” by Omar Al Khani, Secretary General of the Union of Coordinators of the Syrian Revolution. This is followed by information on the cast and projects of Finborough Theater as well as the actors' CVs and their roles in the play. The play is divided into two acts: Act I from page 25-53; Act II dates from 54-85. There are 21 scenes...... middle of paper ...... "Fear of Breathing: Stories from the Syrian Revolution (Oberon Modern Plays) [Paperback]." Fear of Breathing: Stories from the Syrian Revolution (Oberon Modern Plays): Ruth Sherlock, Paul Wood, Zoe Lafferty: 9781849434195: Amazon.com: Books. © 1996-2013, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, and Web. May 14, 2013. .Lawson, Sandra. “The fear of breathing stories about the Syrian revolution.” Rev. from The Fear of Breathing. nd: n. page. Play to see. © 2011 ARV Tech. Internet. May 15, 2013. .Sinéad. “The fear of breathing.” Rev. from The Fear of Breathing. Web log publication. http://www.sineadkeegan.com. Copyright © 2011 - 2013 Sinead Keegan., August 7, 2012. Web. .