chaos
By Azma Dar
April – May 2005
Birmingham
Chaos centres a fractured family in the UK. Mr Rizvi campaigns to be a local councillor, despite his wife’s disapproval. Mrs Rizvi becomes distraught as her two sons keep life-changing secrets from her and her husband follows a difficult career path. As Mr Rivzi dreams of a united world, his youngest plans concieves of a plan to fight in Afghanistan. The family’s dreams are thrown into turmoil after the events on 9/11.
Chaos is a dark frantic comedy about the collapse of personal and political understanding in a world on the brink of madness.
Cast
Damian Asher as Salim
Marc Elliot as Barbar
Nicholas Khan as Mr Rizvi
Shelley King as Mrs Rizvi
Jamila Massey as Auntie Moona
Production
Director — Janet Steel
Designer — Matthew Wright
Lighting — Chris Corner
Composer — Sayan Kent
Assistant Director — Sophie Austin
Dramaturg — Penny Gold
Stage Manager — Sarah Pearce
Shelley King as Mrs Rizvi
Shelley King as Mrs Rizvi and Damian Asher as Salim
Damian Asher as Salim, Nicholas Khan as Mr Rizvi and Marc Elliot as Barbar
Nicholas Khan as Mr Rizvi
Shelley King as Mrs Rizvi and Marc Elliot as Barbar
Shelley King as Mrs Rizvi
Jamila Massey as Auntie Moona and Nicholas Khan as Mr Rizvi
Damian Asher as Salim and Marc Elliot as Barbar
Nicholas Khan as Mr Rizvi
Jamila Massey as Auntie Moona
Shelley King as Mrs Rizvi and Jamila Massey as Auntie Moona