Reparations - Paperback

by Maryam Garad (Author)

I was going to forge my own destiny.

After serving three years in prison, Aisha sets out on a journey of self-healing, determined to cure her shoplifting
addiction and leave old habits behind.

But everything changes when she meets V, and her admiration quickly turns into obsession. If Aisha truly wants a fresh start, she'll need a new identity, status and security.

This time, she's stealing a life.

A poignant one-woman play, direct from Soho Writers' Lab, exploring rehabilitation, wealth disparity and how jealousy festers in the absence of love.

Reparations was the winner of the Tony Craze Award 2023 and The Pleasance Charlie Hartill Fund 2026.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2026.

This edition was published alongside the production at Pleasance Courtyard at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2026.

Author Biography

Maryam Garad is a British/Somali playwright and actor from London. Her debut play Reparations was shortlisted for the Mustapha Matura award. Her writing primarily centres on the Black Muslim experience with the goal of allowing those that share her experiences to see themselves truthfully on stage. Her writing has been staged at Riverside Studios, Bush Theatre and Omnibus theatre. She is a recipient of Bush Theatre's Bloom Bursary and is a part of the current London Library Emerging Writers' Group. Maryam was joint winner of Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award. Reparations showed at Soho Theatre as part of the annual Soho Rising festival.