The Wet Desert is a new play in development by playwright and poet George Gunn. It received a rehearsed reading at an Environmental Research Institute (ERI) conference in Caithness on October 27th, 2022. The play explores the impact of climate change on communities, the loss of a way of life, a disconnection with the past, […]
After endless lockdowns, Kal Sabir was delighted to be back in a creative space with Ed Littlewood Productions for a rehearsed reading of Mirandolina, an adaptation by Tony Cownie and Taqi Nazeer of Goldini’s masterpiece. It is a modern British/Asian version of the comedy, and supported by the National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Lyceum […]
Glass Roots by Alexander Matthews completed its 4 week European Premiere at the Tristan Bates in London on March 24th. Exploring the issues of racism and class during the tumultuous seventies, the show received positive feedback from audiences. The strong performances were praised by reviewers and there were calls for a potential tour. The cast: […]
Kal Sabir will soon be starting rehearsals for Glass Roots, a play by Alexander Matthews. It will run from February 28th until March 24th at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London. Glass Roots explores racism during the 1970s. It is characterised by a specific type of bullying which goes unpunished as it dances near the […]
On March 31, Kal Sabir performed with a talented group of actors on a project for Tamasha Theatre company called Loyalty & Dissent. A collaboration with the National Archives based in Kew Gardens, Loyalty & Dissent presented five new short plays about the experiences of South Asians during the First World War. The material and […]
Set in a dystopian future where a far-right government has outlawed all immigration, Home is where… tells the story of a small band of misfits who form a Resistance to unite the people and overthrow the Establishment. Born in Devoted & Disgruntled and developed by the creative team of Hyphenated, Home is where… had it’s […]
By the End of Us is a show combining video games and theatre. Audience members sit in a separate room, where they direct the decisions of the principle characters via a live audio link. Mia Culper is an assassin. Navigating her way through a series of underground chambers she must find and kill her target. […]
Well, now that the secret is out and the run ended on September 1st, the name of Secret Theatre London‘s secret show can be revealed: Romeo & Juliet. Set on London City Island, Shakespeare’s tragic story of love was brought into 21st Century East London, with the Capulets (played by Kal Sabir and Joti Patel) […]
Kal Sabir is delighted to be working with Secret Theatre London on their next immersive theatre experience. Currently in the last week of rehearsals, the tragedy of love opens on August 1st. You will be taken to a secret island in London to be immersed in the company’s most ambitious project to date. The company’s […]
The Ching Room is Alan Bissett‘s compelling debut play, set entirely in a nightclub toilet. Presented by Theatre Revolution, Rory (Kal Sabir) realises he is out of his depth once he becomes trapped by the terrifying and enigmatic drug-dealer, Darren (Dickson Telfer). Directed by Iain McAleese, rehearsals began in December 2014, with a first showing […]
Kal Sabir performed at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 in Horizontal Collaboration, a live drama involving four United Nations lawyers brought in at short notice to read texts in a tribunal. It was a unique production in that each performance employed four new actors, none of whom would get to see […]