Review: Tartuffe, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
In this modern reimagining, Tartuffe (Asif Khan) is a con man who swindles a Brummie-Pakistani family out of their house and savings. Assuming the piety of ‘an ...
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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...
Review: Combustion, Arcola Theatre
The Arcola Theatre's industrial style Studio 2 is the perfect setting for Asif Khan's Combustion. Taking place in a Bradford garage workshop owned by Shaz (Beru...
Review: Love, Bombs and Apples, Arcola Theatre
Sexual fantasies, fictional bombs and racial hatred are just some of the themes explored in Love, Bombs & Apples. Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak and directed...
Review: Multitudes, Tricycle Theatre
It’s the Conservative Party Conference and the Tories are heading up to Bradford. The town - and the country - is fraught with tension over immigration policy. ...
Review: The Snow Queen
Writer Anupama Chandrasekhar’s new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s chilling tale, The Snow Queen, transports young protagonist, Gerda, (now called G...