Written by
Zia Ahmed with Mohammad Ali Yunis, Casper Ahmed, and Sohail Hussain
Zia Ahmed with Mohammad Ali Yunis, Casper Ahmed, and Sohail Hussain
Performed by
Mohammad Ali Yunis, Casper Ahmed, and Sohail Hussain
Mohammad Ali Yunis, Casper Ahmed, and Sohail Hussain
Directed by
Evie Manning, Iram Rehman, Sajidah Shabir, Rosema Nawaz, Mariyah Kayat, Madeyah Khan, and Maleehah Hussain
Evie Manning, Iram Rehman, Sajidah Shabir, Rosema Nawaz, Mariyah Kayat, Madeyah Khan, and Maleehah Hussain
Dates
26 Sep - 28 Sep 2024
26 Sep - 28 Sep 2024
26/09/2024 - 28/09/2024
Strike A Light, Gloucester. Click Buy Tickets (They are FREE, but booking is required)
Gloucester
15/06/2023 - 17/06/2023
Tramway, Glasgow
Glasgow
07/09/2022 - 10/09/2022
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival
London
24/08/2022 - 28/08/2022
Horizon Showcase, Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh
18/08/2022 - 20/08/2022
BD Festival, Bradford
Bradford
25/05/2022 - 29/05/2022
Brighton Festival
Brighton
18/05/2022 - 21/05/2022
Norwich and Norfolk Festival
Norwich
29/09/2021 - 02/10/2021
Contact, Manchester
Manchester
10/09/2021 - 18/09/2021
Oastler Car Park, Bradford City Centre
Bradford
If ‘Islam’ comes from ‘peace’, how can you fear peace?
Peaceophobia is an unapologetic response to rising Islamophobia around the world. Part car-meet, part theatre, the show explores how you find peace in a world that tells you who you are.
Growing up in the shadow of the Bradford Riots, 9/11 and police harassment, cars and faith are a sanctuary, an escape, an expression for three Muslim Pakistani men. Ali, Sohail and Casper are taking control of the narratives around their religion, their city, and their cars.
Staged in a carpark with a Supra, a Golf and a classic Nova, Peaceophobia brings together cars and theatre with cinematic lighting and an original electronic sound score.
Conceived in Bradford and co-directed by young women from Speakers’ Corner Collective and award-winning theatre company Common Wealth, co-written by acclaimed playwright Zia Ahmed and Bradford Modified Club, in co-production with Fuel.
Peaceophobia is supported by Without Walls, Bradford 2025, Co-Creating Change, Arts Council England, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Pears Foundation, and Fenton Arts Trust. The R&D for Peaceophobia was supported by Blueprint: Without Walls R&D Investment Fund.
Performances on Saturday 28th September will be BSL interpreted by Sumayya Si-Tayeb
Please find the digital show programme here.