[THE COBBLED STREETS OF GENEVA]
IN DEVELOPMENT
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Details
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”. Panic-stricken and wanting to bat away her advances he fabricates a husband. But when the plan backfires he’s got to 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 quarrel, and a sweet queer love story that ends in gardening gloves.
杉本 Nemo Martin’s [The Cobbled Streets of Geneva] is a romantic comedy about how role-playing new lives might bring us closer to who we really are.
Partners and Support
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Dates
Cage – The Vaults, Leake Street, London 11 – 16 February 2019
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People
Creative team
VAULT FESTIVAL 2020
A co-production with 45North.
Written by: 杉本 Nemo Martin Direction: Jo Tyabji R&D Direction: Mingyu Lin 林铭宇 Sound Design: Mwen Lighting Design: William Alder Graphic Design: Soofiya Images & Media: Lou Mulcahy London Performance Studios Residency 2022
Written by: 杉本 Nemo Martin Direction: Jo Tyabji Sound Design & Composition: Mwen Access Consultants: Ess Grange for VocalEyes Koko Brown Graphic Design: Soofiya Images & Media: Jack Parker Cast
VAULT FESTIVAL 2020
Adham: Ashley Alymann Raushan: Shiraz Khan London Performance Studios Residency 2022
Adham: Omar Baroud Raushan: Jamal Andreas -
Media
Awards
Winner: VAULT Festival 2020 Weekly Origins Award – outstanding new work from the Theatre & Performance programme.
Reviews
“It’s all heartwarming and wholesome in this queer romantic comedy. Funny and uplifting.” – The Guardian
“This play feels like a story that needs to be told. There is a great tenderness to the piece. A promising look at an often untold LGBTQ community.” – BritishTheatre.com
“A beautifully tender tale of love and friendship set against a backdrop of secrecy and confusion.” – The Reviews Hub
“The growing relationship between two Muslim men from differing backgrounds has a dangerous edge… challenges perceptions of religion, culture and lifestyle.” – The Spy In The Stalls
“A sweet and funny show, with hidden layers of social commentary.” – Fringe Guru
“How wonderful to have the characters mostly talk about things that non-Muslim characters in media are always allowed to talk about – love, joy and living truthfully. And how frustrating that this is rare enough to be deemed wonderful. One to check out with an open mind and an open heart.” – The Play’s The Thing UK
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”. Panic-stricken and wanting to bat away her advances he fabricates a husband. But when the plan backfires he’s got to 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 quarrel, and a sweet queer love story that ends in gardening gloves.
杉本 Nemo Martin’s [The Cobbled Streets of Geneva] is a romantic comedy about how role-playing new lives might bring us closer to who we really are.
Partners and Support
Cage – The Vaults, Leake Street, London 11 – 16 February 2019
Creative team
VAULT FESTIVAL 2020
A co-production with 45North.
| Written by: | 杉本 Nemo Martin | |
| Direction: | Jo Tyabji | |
| R&D Direction: | Mingyu Lin 林铭宇 | |
| Sound Design: | Mwen | |
| Lighting Design: | William Alder | |
| Graphic Design: | Soofiya | |
| Images & Media: | Lou Mulcahy |
London Performance Studios Residency 2022
| Written by: | 杉本 Nemo Martin | |
| Direction: | Jo Tyabji | |
| Sound Design & Composition: | Mwen | |
| Access Consultants: | Ess Grange for VocalEyes | |
| Koko Brown | ||
| Graphic Design: | Soofiya | |
| Images & Media: | Jack Parker |
Cast
VAULT FESTIVAL 2020
| Adham: | Ashley Alymann | |
| Raushan: | Shiraz Khan |
London Performance Studios Residency 2022
| Adham: | Omar Baroud | |
| Raushan: | Jamal Andreas |
Awards
Winner: VAULT Festival 2020 Weekly Origins Award – outstanding new work from the Theatre & Performance programme.
Reviews
“It’s all heartwarming and wholesome in this queer romantic comedy. Funny and uplifting.” – The Guardian
“This play feels like a story that needs to be told. There is a great tenderness to the piece. A promising look at an often untold LGBTQ community.” – BritishTheatre.com
“A beautifully tender tale of love and friendship set against a backdrop of secrecy and confusion.” – The Reviews Hub
“The growing relationship between two Muslim men from differing backgrounds has a dangerous edge… challenges perceptions of religion, culture and lifestyle.” – The Spy In The Stalls
“A sweet and funny show, with hidden layers of social commentary.” – Fringe Guru
“How wonderful to have the characters mostly talk about things that non-Muslim characters in media are always allowed to talk about – love, joy and living truthfully. And how frustrating that this is rare enough to be deemed wonderful. One to check out with an open mind and an open heart.” – The Play’s The Thing UK
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