By Kamal Kaan
Directed by Alex Chisholm and Dermot Daly
Designed by Miriam Nabarro
Sound Design by Ed Clarke
BSL Interpretation by Sarah Cox
In an office somewhere in Bradford, Aaliyah and Imani are trying to get on with their cleaning job while anxiously waiting for news of their brother, Syeed, threatened with deportation to Bangladesh. When Home Secretary, Parveen Parvaiz, announces the news they dread, Aaliyah must rise up and face the might of the State but her political activism puts her own life in danger.
The production is both a digital and live experience that examines the fragile nature of Citizenship, making us question our own relationship with ourselves, others, and our country.
Written by Bradford’s own Kamal Kaan, author of Breaking Up with Bradford for BBC and Decades for Leeds Playhouse.
**** The Stage
In a country where citizenship is weaponised and certain portions of the population will never be seen by some as quite British enough, this feels like a necessary rage, and one that we should see more of in the stories that theatre tells
Miriam Nabarro’s design reframes the performance space with a stark shift in lighting, (British Theatre Guide)
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“What do you wanna be remembered for when your children say your name?”
Cast: Halema Hussain (Aaliyah); Lydia Hasoon (Imani), Jag Sanghera (Hussain) and Siddiqua Akhtar (Parveen Parvaiz)
Age Recommendation 12+
Content warning: references racism, citizenship, death, violence and illness.