Combustion

RECENT & UPCOMING WORK TARTUFFE - Royal Shakespeare Company Playing from 7 SEP 2018 to 23 FEB 2019, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Apon-Avon. ​ Molière’s classic is brought bang up to date in this brand new version by BAFTA and Emmy-Award winning writers, Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto (The Office, Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42). Tartuffe has the gift of the gab. A spirituality. A certain aura about him….that comes only when you’ve got Allah on your side, hundreds of Twitter followers and access to the family’s bank account. Watch the lies and deceit unfold in this wickedly hilarious Brummy satire of faith, family and #fakingit. tartuffeposter.jpg More info about Tartuffe LOVE, BOMBS & APPLES by Hassan Abdulrazzak Click to see more This award-nominated returned this year and made it's US DEBUT at the POTRERO STAGE in SAN FRANCISCO (GoldenThread.org). ​ ★★★★★ A Younger Theatre ★★★★ The Stage​ ★★★★ LondonTheatre1​ ★★★★ Islington Gazette​ ★★★★ Carole Woddis ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ Commonspace ★★★★ Fest Mag ★★★★ Ed Festival Mag ★★★★ Fringe Guru ★★★★ Reviews Hub ★★★★ Manchester Theatre Awards ★★★★ For All Events San Francisco LOVE TYPE D - A new feature film by Sasha Collington Click to see more COMBUSTION by Asif Khan AIK Productions in association with Tara Arts Bradford, in the month of Ramadan. Latching on to the latest grooming scandal, racists plan to march through the city, while Shaz, a local garage mechanic, desperately tries to keep his business running smoothly so he can marry well. In this combustible atmosphere, his sister Samina is determined to make her voice heard. Bradford-born Asif Khan’s debut play is a comic take on the combustion surrounding young British Muslim lives in the North today. ​ Winner of BEST STAGE PRODUCTION at the Asian Media Awards 2017 and BEST PRODUCTION at the EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2018. ​ ​ Click to see more “★★★★ A brave, important and necessary play... If I were running the National, I’d pick up this play pronto to ensure it’s amplified further.” —The Telegraph ​ “★★★★ [Asif Khan's] debut outing as a playwright is impressive, bringing clarity and humour to dark and difficult material.” —The Stage ​ “★★★★ A triumph: a savagely funny, thought-provoking piece, which lingers long in the memory.” —The Peg ​ “★★★★ Asif Khan will be familiar to London audiences primarily as an actor, but in Combustion, he proves to be as adept a playwright as a performer.” —LondonTheatre1 ​ “★★★★★ Pure magic.” —Hiive