Pros: Kuran Dohil’s professional stage debut is brilliant and side-splittingly funny. She captivates the audience with her powerful stage presence. Cons: Does well to avoid sweeping generalisations, but includes some religious stereotypes, especially in the portrayal of convert Simon. Guleraana Mir’s play Coconut tells the story of twenty-something Rumi, a Muslim ‘coconut’, brown on the outside, white on the inside. Rumi is a pork-scratchings-and-vodka kind of girl, instead of the modest girl her family and community want her to be. Just when she thinks she’ll never find ...
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Altar Boyz, Greenwich Theatre – Review
Hugely enjoyable, high energy, tongue-in-cheek music and comedy from a talented cast and on-stage band.
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A heartwarming and inclusive piece that expertly opens the door to start a discussion about disability and religion.
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