For the short piece that I wrote for the Red Room, I read hundreds of stories of refugees seeking asylum in this country; the Refugee Council provided me with some of the source material. All of these were sad, but some were sickening, so horrifying as to be almost unbearable. Inspired by these terrible stories, I created my story of The Bogus Woman.--Kay Adshead

Kay Adshead is an actor, director and poet as well as playwright. Her theatrical work includes: 'Thatcher's Women' (Paines Plough / The Tricycle Theatre / national tour); 'Bacillus' (The Royal Court / The Red Room); 'After the Party' (Liverpool Playhouse) and 'The Slug Sabbatical, a performance poem' (The Red Room).