homing birds

by Rukhsana Ahmad

Autumn 2019
Plymouth | Salisbury | Hornchurch | Leicester | London


by Rukhsana Ahmad

Young Afghan refugee Saeed desperately wants to reconnect with his roots and find his long-lost sister. So he leaves his adoptive family in London and returns home to Kabul to work as a doctor, eager to help rebuild a new Afghanistan. But here past and present collide and Saeed must face up to the reality of his changed world.

This moving and thought-provoking play asks if a place can ever be home without a connection to familial roots.

Cast

Suzanne Ahmet as Rabbia
Mona Khalili as Nazneen
John O’Mahony as Michael
Jay Varsani as Saeed

Production

Writer — Rukhsana Ahmad
Director — Helena Bell
Designer — Helen Coyston
Lighting Designer —Tanya Joelle Stephenson
Sound Designer — Dinah Mullen
Dramaturg — Suzanne Bell
Associate Director — Sita Thomas
Production Manager — Alex Ralls
Company Stage Manager (Tour) — Jessica Thanki
Stage Manager (London) — Amy-Marie Field
Assistant Stage Manager — Chris Grogan
Publicist — Nancy Poole
Marketing Manager — Rasheed Rahman
Audience Development — Hardish Virk

  • ★★★★★ “a work of significance and spirited potency, a deep and intelligent examination of people and themes too rarely presented on stage"

    – The Spy in the Stalls

  • "There’s much to appreciate about Homing Birds…the writing is insightful and agile…The performances shine through, and with Helena Bell’s direction come bursts of vibrant energy"

    –The Stage

  • "This is a rich and fascinating story, and the actors imbue it with a wonderful warmth..."

    – My Theatre Mates

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