Shahid Iqbal Khan
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My play 10 NIGHTS will tour the UK from 8 January to 8 February. Starting off at Riverside Studios in London and then ending the tour at Birmingham Hippodrome. Take a look below for deets on all the theatre stops 👇🏾
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Absolutely blown away by the staging and acting at opening night of my play @taratheatre.com last night. Thanks so @natashakchandra.bsky.social and the entire team for transforming it into something special!
Please go see it if you're in London- on until Nov 29th:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Please go see it if you're in London- on until Nov 29th:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
taratheatre.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Absolutely blown away by the staging and acting at opening night of my play @taratheatre.com last night. Thanks so @natashakchandra.bsky.social and the entire team for transforming it into something special!
Please go see it if you're in London- on until Nov 29th:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Please go see it if you're in London- on until Nov 29th:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
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The Bad Lads tour has come to an end and what a journey.
Huge love and thanks to the incredible cast, creatives, the Medomsley men and all the venues who made this tour happen across the country.
To every audience member who shared this powerful story with us, thank you.
Huge love and thanks to the incredible cast, creatives, the Medomsley men and all the venues who made this tour happen across the country.
To every audience member who shared this powerful story with us, thank you.
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Bad Lads tour has come to an end and what a journey.
Huge love and thanks to the incredible cast, creatives, the Medomsley men and all the venues who made this tour happen across the country.
To every audience member who shared this powerful story with us, thank you.
Huge love and thanks to the incredible cast, creatives, the Medomsley men and all the venues who made this tour happen across the country.
To every audience member who shared this powerful story with us, thank you.
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The penultimate launch event for the book is this evening… If you’re a writer, artist or practitioner within the creative sector this one is for you!
Booking link below.
Booking link below.
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The penultimate launch event for the book is this evening… If you’re a writer, artist or practitioner within the creative sector this one is for you!
Booking link below.
Booking link below.
Smile! It’s recording week…
My adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans will go out on BBC Radio 4 over the Christmas period. I loved working with this cast and crew. ❤️
My adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans will go out on BBC Radio 4 over the Christmas period. I loved working with this cast and crew. ❤️
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Smile! It’s recording week…
My adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans will go out on BBC Radio 4 over the Christmas period. I loved working with this cast and crew. ❤️
My adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans will go out on BBC Radio 4 over the Christmas period. I loved working with this cast and crew. ❤️
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Our 2022 drama, Love Across The Ages, is back.
A drama about gay love through the ages inspired by poet Abu Nuwas.
⭐️ Raad Rawi, Esh Alladi, Darren Kuppan, Nadia Emam.
✒️ Shahid Iqbal Khan, dir: Nickie Miles-Wildin, prod: Polly Thomas
🎧 @BBCRadio4
📅 25th Sept
⏲️ 14:15
A drama about gay love through the ages inspired by poet Abu Nuwas.
⭐️ Raad Rawi, Esh Alladi, Darren Kuppan, Nadia Emam.
✒️ Shahid Iqbal Khan, dir: Nickie Miles-Wildin, prod: Polly Thomas
🎧 @BBCRadio4
📅 25th Sept
⏲️ 14:15
September 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Our 2022 drama, Love Across The Ages, is back.
A drama about gay love through the ages inspired by poet Abu Nuwas.
⭐️ Raad Rawi, Esh Alladi, Darren Kuppan, Nadia Emam.
✒️ Shahid Iqbal Khan, dir: Nickie Miles-Wildin, prod: Polly Thomas
🎧 @BBCRadio4
📅 25th Sept
⏲️ 14:15
A drama about gay love through the ages inspired by poet Abu Nuwas.
⭐️ Raad Rawi, Esh Alladi, Darren Kuppan, Nadia Emam.
✒️ Shahid Iqbal Khan, dir: Nickie Miles-Wildin, prod: Polly Thomas
🎧 @BBCRadio4
📅 25th Sept
⏲️ 14:15
My BBC Radio 4 Drama Love Across The Ages is being repeated on Thursday in the afternoon drama slot at 2:15pm. An exploration of expressions of queer love in the past.
My next commission for Radio 4 is an adaptation of novel The Last of the Mohicans. The 2-part series will air in December.
My next commission for Radio 4 is an adaptation of novel The Last of the Mohicans. The 2-part series will air in December.
September 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My BBC Radio 4 Drama Love Across The Ages is being repeated on Thursday in the afternoon drama slot at 2:15pm. An exploration of expressions of queer love in the past.
My next commission for Radio 4 is an adaptation of novel The Last of the Mohicans. The 2-part series will air in December.
My next commission for Radio 4 is an adaptation of novel The Last of the Mohicans. The 2-part series will air in December.
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Maureen Duffy (b. 1933) is one of the working-class playwrights inc. Wesker and Bond who formed the Royal Court Writers Group. In 1968, her play Rites, set in a women’s public toilet, was commissioned by the National Theatre. She's campaigned tirelessly for gay rights since the early 1960s. ✨
Celebrating Maureen Duffy, a true pioneer | The Observer
Older women writers are too often overlooked. My new Royal Society of Literature prize aims to change that – starting with Duffy, a literary trailblazer ...
observer.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Maureen Duffy (b. 1933) is one of the working-class playwrights inc. Wesker and Bond who formed the Royal Court Writers Group. In 1968, her play Rites, set in a women’s public toilet, was commissioned by the National Theatre. She's campaigned tirelessly for gay rights since the early 1960s. ✨
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You can't talk about The Third Man without recognizing the incredible contribution of cinematographer Robert Krasker.
August 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You can't talk about The Third Man without recognizing the incredible contribution of cinematographer Robert Krasker.
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August 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Guardian review of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s Choir begins with a summary of Behzti and the violent protests that followed. Many reviews do this. It’s an odd habit. Important no doubt. But it’s not always relevant. It happened 20 years ago. She’s written a lot of plays since then.
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Guardian review of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s Choir begins with a summary of Behzti and the violent protests that followed. Many reviews do this. It’s an odd habit. Important no doubt. But it’s not always relevant. It happened 20 years ago. She’s written a lot of plays since then.
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Cast Announcement and artwork drop for the brand new production of The Harder They Come @stratfordeast.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Cast Announcement and artwork drop for the brand new production of The Harder They Come @stratfordeast.com
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Look at these stunners 🤩🤩
Cannot wait to spend the summer with them. Get your tickets now!! ❤️🔥🧛🏻♀️
Cannot wait to spend the summer with them. Get your tickets now!! ❤️🔥🧛🏻♀️
DRACULA ARTWORK & CAST REVEAL 🧛 🎨
🎨 concept by Emilie Chen
📸 photography by Charlie Clift
💄 HMU and styling by Sadaf Ahmad
👗 costume by Kinnetia Isidore
11 September – 11 October | Tickets from £10
🎟️🔗https://lyric.co.uk/shows/dracula/
🎨 concept by Emilie Chen
📸 photography by Charlie Clift
💄 HMU and styling by Sadaf Ahmad
👗 costume by Kinnetia Isidore
11 September – 11 October | Tickets from £10
🎟️🔗https://lyric.co.uk/shows/dracula/
July 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Look at these stunners 🤩🤩
Cannot wait to spend the summer with them. Get your tickets now!! ❤️🔥🧛🏻♀️
Cannot wait to spend the summer with them. Get your tickets now!! ❤️🔥🧛🏻♀️
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I didn’t grow up dreaming of doing a one man show.
I grew up dreaming of surviving.
But somehow, between immigrant parents, and figuring out I was gay I found a voice. That voice helped looped me write and now I’m taking it to Edinburgh Fringe.
#Queerstories
#Fringefest
#diversity
#swifty
I grew up dreaming of surviving.
But somehow, between immigrant parents, and figuring out I was gay I found a voice. That voice helped looped me write and now I’m taking it to Edinburgh Fringe.
#Queerstories
#Fringefest
#diversity
#swifty
June 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I didn’t grow up dreaming of doing a one man show.
I grew up dreaming of surviving.
But somehow, between immigrant parents, and figuring out I was gay I found a voice. That voice helped looped me write and now I’m taking it to Edinburgh Fringe.
#Queerstories
#Fringefest
#diversity
#swifty
I grew up dreaming of surviving.
But somehow, between immigrant parents, and figuring out I was gay I found a voice. That voice helped looped me write and now I’m taking it to Edinburgh Fringe.
#Queerstories
#Fringefest
#diversity
#swifty
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headline construction masterclass
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
headline construction masterclass
What a headline 💔
May 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What a headline 💔
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Where are all the men?
We're casting this fantastic Jonathan Harvey play - two week run at Hope Mill, Manchester, paid and brilliant parts to get your teeth into!
#Casting #CastingCall #Actors #CastingBreakdown
We're casting this fantastic Jonathan Harvey play - two week run at Hope Mill, Manchester, paid and brilliant parts to get your teeth into!
#Casting #CastingCall #Actors #CastingBreakdown
May 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Where are all the men?
We're casting this fantastic Jonathan Harvey play - two week run at Hope Mill, Manchester, paid and brilliant parts to get your teeth into!
#Casting #CastingCall #Actors #CastingBreakdown
We're casting this fantastic Jonathan Harvey play - two week run at Hope Mill, Manchester, paid and brilliant parts to get your teeth into!
#Casting #CastingCall #Actors #CastingBreakdown
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So, you’ve got an idea but what makes it a play? Is your story theatrical enough for the stage? And what does, ‘theatricality’ really mean anyway? I’m not claiming to have the answers to those questions, but I never get tired of exploring them. Come along!
Masterclass: Writing for the Stage | Theatricality: what makes your play, a play? | Arvon
You have an idea for a story that you think will work well on the stage. But what makes it a play? Is your story theatrical enough for the medium? What does, 'theatricality' even mean? From the relati...
www.arvon.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
So, you’ve got an idea but what makes it a play? Is your story theatrical enough for the stage? And what does, ‘theatricality’ really mean anyway? I’m not claiming to have the answers to those questions, but I never get tired of exploring them. Come along!
The Green Party’s current predicament isn’t to do with leadership. It’s more the case that the Green Party does not have a fawning media. Meanwhile, Reform has The Telegraph and GB News, which promote their policies unquestioningly. It may be worth studying the Lib Dems and their media strategy.
While I'm not involved in any political party, I think @zackpolanski.bsky.social's analysis is correct. Thanks to Labour's multiple, infuriating failures, the Greens could become huge here, but only if they are bolder, more assertive and, yes, "eco-populist". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Green deputy launches leadership bid with UK ‘eco-populism’ vision
Exclusive: Surprise challenger Zack Polanski says party can learn from success of Nigel Farage and Reform UK
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Green Party’s current predicament isn’t to do with leadership. It’s more the case that the Green Party does not have a fawning media. Meanwhile, Reform has The Telegraph and GB News, which promote their policies unquestioningly. It may be worth studying the Lib Dems and their media strategy.
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May 2, 4 PM ET. live stream.
the MINOTAUR enters frame.
from Theater in Quarantine, CultureHub at LaMaMa and me.
free tix at culturehub.org/events/minot...
the MINOTAUR enters frame.
from Theater in Quarantine, CultureHub at LaMaMa and me.
free tix at culturehub.org/events/minot...
CULTUREHUB — Minotaur
A workshop showing that tests how live performance, digital media, and the language of collapse intertwine. RSVP →
culturehub.org
April 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
May 2, 4 PM ET. live stream.
the MINOTAUR enters frame.
from Theater in Quarantine, CultureHub at LaMaMa and me.
free tix at culturehub.org/events/minot...
the MINOTAUR enters frame.
from Theater in Quarantine, CultureHub at LaMaMa and me.
free tix at culturehub.org/events/minot...
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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It’s a shame that films don’t have slapstick anymore. Bring it back.
March 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s a shame that films don’t have slapstick anymore. Bring it back.
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We are opposed to the government’s announcement of more cuts and freezes to resources that support Deaf, Disabled, neurodivergent, chronically ill people, and those with lived experience of mental health to live equitably in UK society.
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
March 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We are opposed to the government’s announcement of more cuts and freezes to resources that support Deaf, Disabled, neurodivergent, chronically ill people, and those with lived experience of mental health to live equitably in UK society.
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
Check out our open letter here: tinyurl.com/2wb2bbhb
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My first full length play is coming to London this November. Come along if you can and I'll see you there! 😊
I Dream of Theresa May
A new play by Vivek Nityananda
17 – 29 Nov 2025
In 2013, Nikhil, a gay Indian man living in London, is desperate for a way to stay in the UK until he finds an unlikely mentor in his nemesis, Theresa May
Directed by Natasha Kathi-Chandra
🎟️ taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
A new play by Vivek Nityananda
17 – 29 Nov 2025
In 2013, Nikhil, a gay Indian man living in London, is desperate for a way to stay in the UK until he finds an unlikely mentor in his nemesis, Theresa May
Directed by Natasha Kathi-Chandra
🎟️ taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
March 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My first full length play is coming to London this November. Come along if you can and I'll see you there! 😊