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The P Word

Closing: October 29, 2022

The P Word - 2022 West End History , Info & More

Bush Theatre
Shepherds Bush Green London

‘I’m not in your Britain. I’m in another Britain.’

Zafar flees homophobic persecution in Pakistan to seek asylum in the UK. Londoner Bilal (or Billy as he prefers to be known) is ground down by years of Grindr and the complexity of being a brown gay man. Their worlds are about to change forever.

Moving through casual hook-ups to the UK’s hostile environment, Waleed Akhtar’s sharp-witted and devastating new play charts the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men. This story of who wins in the luck of life’s draw is a new Bush Theatre commission directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike (Lava).

The Bush are proud to be working with Micro Rainbow to realise this production. Micro Rainbow opened the first safe house in the United Kingdom dedicated solely to LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees, and work to support them at all stages of the process.

[microrainbow.org](https://www.microrainbow.org)

__Access Performances__

Relaxed & Sensory Adapted Performances - Sat 24 Sept at 2.30pm & Thurs 13 Oct at 7.30pm

Captioned Performances - Thurs 29 Sept at 7.30pm & Sat 8 Oct at 2.30pm

Audio Described Performances - Sat 1 Oct at 2.30pm & Thur 6 Oct at 7.30pm

Touch Tours - Sat 1 Oct at 1.30pm & Thur 6 Oct at 6.30pm


The P Word - 2022 - West End Cast

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