Details

Set in a Christmas decoration factory somewhere in contemporary Britain, 1001 Nights Now is the Arabian Nights revisited by eight leading writers from the Middle East. A series of moving and often funny allegorical stories told to keep the storyteller alive.

Cast/Performers

Maziar Bahari (Iran), Zolfa Afrazi, Francisco Alfonsin, Qaseem Ansari, Philip Arditti, Kourosh Asad, Reza Kianpour, Shazia Mirza, Badria Timini

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Atiq Rahimi (Afghanistan), Murathan Mungan (Turkey), Reza Parsa (Iran / Sweden), Fadia Faqir (Jordan / Durham), Abas Amini (Iran / Nottingham), Shazia Mirza (Iran / London), Johan Bergman Lindfors, Paul Mattar
Producer(s): Nottingham Playhouse, Northern Stage, The Albany, Betty Nansen Theatre Copenhagen
Director(s): Alan Lyddiard, Lisa Spirling (assistant)
Design: Neil Murray
Choreographer: Jourmana Mourad
Lighting: Mark Pritchard
Other(s): Maziar Bahari (film), Kitte Wagner (assistant)
Dramaturg: Duska Radosavljevic

1001 Nights Now

1001 Nights Now (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1651749910. Details of all 1001 Nights Now archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S02000171352

Archive Listings

7 Feb 06 to 11 Feb 06	The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Feb 06 to 4 Feb 06	The Hawth Crawley, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
25 Jan 06 to 28 Jan 06	Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Dec 05 to 17 Dec 05	The Albany Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Nov 05 to 25 Nov 05	General Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Nov 05 to 19 Nov 05	Gardner Arts Centre Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Nov 05 to 5 Nov 05	Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Oct 05 to 29 Oct 05	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
30 Sep 05 to 15 Oct 05	Playhouse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive

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