During the last week of our time in London, we saw a play titled Hakawatis at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This playhouse is right next to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. It was a unique experience as the theatre was tiny and intimate; this gave our class a chance to see the actor's close-up. The play was quite impressive in its story, provided entertainment through comedy, and had powerful themes regarding women's issues and the power of stories. The focus on women's issues shows that women hold power within themselves when they are united in helping each other. The women of the Arabian Nights are an example of that: the women storytelling, talking to one another, and showing unity and power. The other women's care for Fatah and guiding her in power through her words are significant. The play highlighted the significance of stories on individuals and how hearing and writing the stories is just as powerful. The relevance of stories is also highlighted in Woolf's famous essay Three Guineas. Woolf writes, "There were no professional women to have lives written of them. And the lives of governesses, that is the written lives, can be counted on the fingers of one hand" (91). Woolf points out that women's stories and perspectives have been left off the shelves, as those in power disregard women and objectify them, similar to how women were seen in the play. This highlights the necessity of stories, specifically stories about women that women also write. To gain more rights, women need to take back some of the power held by men, and by sharing stories–fictional or factual–this will enable new perspectives to be seen, and there not be any singular stereotype that generalizes women's thoughts and desires. By sharing stories with others, they can change their fates like the women of Hakawatis changed their futures.