A HEART AT WAR IN THE PEACE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

The Cobbled Streets of Geneva, a warm queer romantic comedy about how role-playing new lives might bring us closer to who we really are

Adham is a silent and brooding middle-aged tragedy, standing outside a Mosque in North London. Waiting.

It’s raining. Tea, an umbrella, and friendship arrive.

Two years later Adham’s boss invites him on holiday to “set him up” with a potential love interest.

Adham is panic-stricken and so in a bid to desperately bat away his admirer’s advances, he fabricates a husband.

But the plan backfires and suddenly Adham needs to produce evidence of his mythical beau. And that means he must convince someone to act the part…

Who best but his Imam and absolutely platonic friend Raushan?

The rest is what you’d expect: a call to adventure in the Alps, a meet-cute over antique books & Parisian coffee, a quarrel, and a sweet love with gardening gloves.

Award winning theatre company Ellandar Productions unites with long term collaborators 45North to champion Nemo Martin’s debut play The Cobbled Streets of Geneva – a warm queer romantic comedy about how role-playing new lives might bring us closer to who we really are.

LISTINGS

The Cobbled Streets of Geneva

Venue

The Cage
VAULT Festival 2020

Performance Dates

11th – 16th Feb 2020

Performance Times

Tuesday – Sunday, 18:10
Saturday Matinee, 15:10

Running Time

Approx. 60 mins

CAST

Ashley Alymann – Adham

Ashley’s most recent work was with Ellandar Productions on ONLY HUMAN: a micro-festival of new writing. Other credits include playing Sebastian in Belfast company Terra Nova’s THE TEMPEST (2016); YEH SHEN TOUR for Yellow Earth Theatre (2015); the King in ARABIAN NIGHTS at the Sherman Cymru (2014); and Ali in HALF N HALF – THE CURRY MUSICAL for Tinderbox Alley (2015). Ashley also works regularly as a voice-over artist.

Shiraz Khan – Raushan

Shiraz is a UK based actor who studied a MA at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). Shiraz recently finished work on the forthcoming ITV drama Honour (2020). Shiraz is also known for his work in the Channel 4 drama Secret State (2012). Shiraz’s films The Hunting of the Snark (2015) and The Forbidden Note (2015) were both premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015.