The Olivier Award nominated play returned in 2025
10 Nights
by Shahid Iqbal Khan
Genre: Drama, Performance
ONE MAN’S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IS ABOUT TO RETURN IN 2025… AFTER HE’S POSTED ONE LAST TIKTOK.
When Yasser decides to take part in itikaf, sleeping and fasting in the mosque for the last ten nights of Ramadan, he soon regrets his decision. But as he navigates smug worshippers, shared bathrooms, and recurring thoughts of chunky chips, Yasser’s isolation forces him to confront a side of himself he’s been trying to keep hidden.
A moving and funny play, 10 Nights is the story of one man’s journey of self-discovery, and facing the consequences of your actions.
Performed in English with some Urdu and Arabic references.
Writer Shahid Iqbal Khan, who joined the Phizzical Productions family as a mentee in 2006, is excited to tour his joyous play in a new staging of this Olivier nominated play.
10 Nights was developed through the Write To Play programme by Graeae Theatre Company. It was originally co-produced by Graeae and Tamasha, in association with the Bush Theatre in 2021.
2025 TOUR
Wed 8 – Sun 26 January
RIVERSIDE STUDIOS
101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith London, W6 9BN
Mon 27 – Tue 28 January
DERBY THEATRE
15 Theatre Walk, St Peter’s Quarter, Derby, DE1 2NF
Thu 30 January – Sat 1 February
THE LOWRY
Pier 8, The Quays, Salford M50 3AZ
Tue 4 – Wed 5 February
LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE
Queen’s Square, Queen St, Huddersfield HD1 2SP
Thu 6 – Sat 8 February
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham B5 4TB
EDUCATION PACK
Award nominations
Offies: Best Solo Performance in a Play for Azan Ahmed for 2024 production
Eastern Eye ACTAs : Best Director
Eastern Eye ACTAs : Best Stage Production
Reviews of the play
★★★★
“Ahmed’s puts on a compelling performance with heart and precise physicality, shifting between the serious and the humorous with great timing and skill”
FLO LONDON
★★★★
“it’s laugh out loud funny, at times movingly poignant and deeply incisive”
EVERYTHING THEATRE
★★★★
“The set brings the audience into the mosque and evokes its size and grandeur”
OPERATION THEATRE LIVE
★★★★
“a seldom-told experience of a young Muslim man grappling with his identity”
NORTHWESTEND.COM
★★★★
“slow-burning, smartly written”
THE STAGE
“a captivating piece of storytelling, featuring a community that remains underrepresented on stage, and it has a lovely heart”
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