Culture & Society

Nadia Davids

‘Plays Are an Astonishingly Intimate Way of Experiencing Art and Time’ Nadia Davids’ First Draft

South African writer, Nadia Davids, says her latest play, Hold Still, first came to her when she was living in London in 2015: ‘There was a constant stream of horrific news stories depicting families fleeing their homes. I wanted to explore how ordinary people responded to a humanitarian crisis and how family histories shape us. I also wanted to consider what happens when the crisis reaches our own homes.’