Sykes-Picot

Part of Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Repercussions

Barbican Theatre

Role: Writer

A newly commissioned performance by composer Matthew Herbert and sound-designer and documentary maker Rana Eid, Sykes-Picot reflects on the legacy of a clandestine agreement made over 100 years ago, by British and French diplomats Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot, to define their respective spheres of influence in the Middle East.