Shahid Iqbal Khan’s new play The Smile of Despair will premiere at Attenborough Arts Centre as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Directed by Madeleine Oaten, the performances are scheduled for Thu 5 and Fri 6 February 2015. Television presenter and Bollywood actor Omar Khan returns to Phizzical with acclaimed actress Avita Jay and supported by Subika Anwar.

The lives of a married British Pakistani couple are tested in a dark and witty play. What happens when your sister secretly desires to steal your husband?Sibling rivalry is taken to the extreme with highs of humour and lows of loss as childhood prejudices and insecurities resurface.