The Djinns of Eidgah

A magical portrait of a generation of radicalized kids, and a beautiful landscape lost to conflict.

" A new play chronicling life in modern India, fusing verbatim testimony with Islamic folktale tradition to create a highly individual piece of contemporary drama. A story of conflict, family and football. "Ashrafi and Bilal are orphaned siblings stranded and defined by the troubles in Kashmir. 18 year old Bilal is the pride of the region, part of a teenage football team set for great heights, and pushed to the limits by the violence around them. Haunted by hope, his sister is caught in the past, and Bilal is torn between escaping the myths of war and the cycles of resistance. Interweaving true stories and testimonies with Islamic storytelling, the play paints a magical portrait of a generation of radicalised kids, and a beautiful landscape lost to conflict.