A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.
The play follows taxi-driver Ashraf and his twenty-something daughter, Shaz, over the course of a year as they negotiate the ups and downs of living in a mixed-culture family.
Burkas and Bacon Butties by Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley was first performed as part of the 2018 VAULT Festival, London.
Also available in the collection Plays from VAULT 3.
Autorentext
Shamia Chalabi graduated from the ArtsEd Acting course and is a London-based writer and actress working in theatre and TV. Burkas and Bacon Butties is Shamia's first full-length play, it is semi-autobiographical and based on some of her personal experiences growing up. Being brought up in London and Wigan she was exposed to a clash of cultures, this alongside her own mix of Egyptian/English heritage opened her eyes to the comedy that can be born out of the need to belong and keep everyone happy.