Ameera Conrad

Playwright Asif Khan: ‘When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare’ Sisters 360, Khan’s new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls – and bring new audiences to th...

Have a read of this brilliant interview with #Sisters360 writer Asif Khan, in The Guardian now!

The show comes to Leeds and Bradford next month! Get your tickets now!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...

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Sisters 360 at Polka Theatre, London Inspirational tale of skateboarding stepsisters fizzes with freewheeling fantasy

4-stars from the stage for my latest project Sisters 360!

On at Polka Theatre in London until 27 April
then
Leeds Playhouse 7-10 May

www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/sist...

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I’ll see you there! X

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Director: Ameera Conrad
Writer: Asif Khan
Producers: Polka Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, Turtle Key Arts, AIK Prod
Design: Erin C Guan
Lighting Design: Lucía Sánchez
Sound Design: Holly Khan
Movement Director: Rachel-Leah Hosker
Puppet Design & Maker: Mikayla Teodoro
Puppetry Director: Roman Stefanski

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Sisters 360

Sisters 360
22 March - 27 April @ Polka Theatre
7 - 10 May @ Leeds Playhouse

Starring: Sara Abanur as Fatima & Farah Ashraf as Salima

Polka Theatre Tickets: polkatheatre.com/event/sister...
Leeds Playhouse Tickets: www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/sister...

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We were visited by the Polka Young Voices & Polka Grads, who met the cast, tried out the set, & saw some of the costume & props!
The Young Ambassador Scheme ensures that children are involved in all stages of creating new work, giving them a say & making sure it’s something other children will love!

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The UN food agency says it only has enough food supplies in Gaza to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks after Israel halted the entry of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies.

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Yeah it’s been amazing! Been working on it since the first R&D so it’s really cool to get to see it through to its first run! Hopefully you’ll get to see it x

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First rehearsal room of 2025 at the brilliant Polka Theatre!

As a Muslim theatre maker who was NEVER cool, it’s been such a privilege to direct this funny, charming, and heartfelt story about the coolest Muslim girls you’ve ever seen!

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Production photos from Sleeping Beauty are in!

This has been an incredible project with a brilliant team!

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