On the sixth anniversary of T’s death, his four friends meet as they always do for a game of pool and a few drinks.

As they excavate the past and measure their own lives against T’s, secrets are revealed and allegiances shift as quickly as the drinks are downed. Can they put to rest their guilt over T’s untimely death? Will their friendship survive the final betrayal?

In a volatile political climate, Ishy Din opens a timely window into a strand of British Muslim life that often remains unseen. Snookered probes into the lives of these young men and their fragile masculinity, burdened by cultural expectations yet charged with personal dreams.

Tamasha is an award-winning theatre company which has played a key role in driving the crossover of Asian culture into the British mainstream. Successes like East is East, Strictly Dandia and The Trouble with Asian Men have won acclaim from critics and audiences alike.

“The irresistibly silly schoolboy banter is woven into much darker, deeper probings into fragile masculinity... a subtle, complex, entertaining and truthful play about the inner lives of young British men who happen to be Muslims.”
New Statesman

Reviews:

****What's On Stage "Gripping new play... sharply directed ... impressively sharp and fine-tuned dialogue"

Oldham Evening Chronicle "Remarkably enjoyable, sharply-written drama with strong stagecraft and brilliant dialogue”
 

www.tamasha.org.uk

Contains frequent strong language and adult themes.

Post show talkback: Thur 9 Feb