A Bollywood romcom, a nail-biting thriller, and a heartwarming comedy - all rolled into one!
'I’m not in your Britain. I’m in another Britain.’
Zafar flees homophobic persecution in Pakistan to seek asylum in Britain. Billy, a gay British-Pakistani man from London, is weighed down by the complexities of being a brown gay man. In Soho, at 2 a.m., parallel worlds collide – and Zafar’s and Billy’s lives are about to change forever, all set to the beat of your favourite Bollywood soundtrack.
Moving through casual hook-ups to the UK’s hostile environment, Waleed Akhtar’s sharp-witted and devastating new play deals with questions such LGBTQI, equal rights, asylum and racism.
A Teacher's Resource Pack will be sent out a week before the premiere.
Performed in English
Most Promising New Playwright, OffWestEnd Awards - 2023
Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre, Olivier Awards - 2023
'Tremendous, gorgeous, devastating... The P Word is heart-meltingly lovely, full of faith in the transformative power of love and friendship' Time Out
'A tremendous two-man rom-com' The Times
