My Beautiful Laundrette (play)
| My Beautiful Laundrette | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Hanif Kureishi |
| Date premiered | 20 September 2019 |
| Place premiered | Curve, Leicester |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | London |
My Beautiful Laundrette is a play by Hanif Kureishi based on the 1985 film of the same name with a screenplay also by Kureishi.
Production history
The play premiered at the Curve in Leicester from 20 September to 5 October 2019 before touring to Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (8 to 12 October), Leeds Playhouse (15 to 26 October), Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (29 October to 2 November) and Birmingham Repertory Theatre (5 to 9 November). The play was directed by Nikolai Foster and featured original music by Tennant/Lowe from Pet Shop Boys.[1]
On 28 August 2020, Curve announced it would be releasing an archive recording of the dress rehearsal of the production on its website from 2 September until when the theatre can re-open due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Cast and characters
| Character | 2019 UK tour[3] |
|---|---|
| Bilquis / Moose | Balvinder Sopal |
| Rachel / Cheery | Cathy Tyson |
| Papa / Zaki | Gordon Warnecke |
| Salim | Hareet Deol |
| Johnny | Jonny Fines |
| Nasser | Kammy Darweish |
| Tania | Nicole Jebeli |
| Omar | Omar Malik |
| Genghis / Dick O'Donnell | Paddy Daly |
References
- ^ "My Beautiful Laundrette Tour announced". British Theatre. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Curve Theatre / Curve to release archive recording of Hanif Kureishi's My Beautiful Laundrette". Curve Theatre / Curve to release archive recording of Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Curve Theatre / My Beautiful Laundrette". Curve Theatre / My Beautiful Laundrette. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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