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Theatre

Give Me The Sun

Written by Mamet Leigh
Directed by Majid Mehdizadeh

Dates
Wednesday 20 July 2022 - Saturday 30 July 2022

Please note that the performance on Tuesday 19 July is cancelled due to the extreme heatwave, for the safety and comfort of all. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Why did we come here? To the UK?

Bashir and Baba live in a council house in London.
Baba, once a doctor in Egypt, works in Tesco.
Bashir plays basketball with his friends and wonders what his home country was like.
What has happened since the Arab Spring?

Give Me the Sun is a beautiful and compelling new play, exploring what happens when too much is left unsaid for too long. A seemingly perfect father-son relationship unravels to reveal grief, loss and loneliness.

Written by Mamet Leigh, a pioneer of the Tehran Underground Theatre Movement, Give Me the Sun addresses the complexity of finding your place in a new country and how different that can be for each person.

Wednesday 27 July: Relaxed Performance
Thursday 28 July: Captioned by Stagetext


Writer
Mamet Leigh
Director
Majid Mehdizadeh
Designer
Jida Akil
Lighting Designer
Laura Howard
Sound Designer
Ali Taie
Production Manager
Eva Collins Alonso

Supported by

  • Arts Council England