Blog: Combustion – using theatre to challenge perceptions of Muslims in Britain
"At least I’m not coloured!". This was my first experience of racism when I was six years old, growing up in Bradford. I was arguing with a friend on my stre...
Asif Khan
Asif Khan
Asif was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He studied at The University of Bradford before training as an actor at RADA. His writing includes Tight Bastards, performed as a reading at the Soho Theatre for Tamasha Theatre (2015) and at Theatre503 (2016). Willkommen - A play on Migration for teenagers. Commissioned by Tamasha & The Migration Museum for Landau Forte College (Derby). He is a member of the Tamasha Playwrights Group, the Arcola’s Middle Eastern, Asian and North African writers group & BBC Comedy Room. Asif was nominated for the ADOPT A PLAYWRIGHT AWARD (OffWestEnd.Com) and made it through to the final shortlist. He is also on the BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017 for new writers.