English

‘In this room, we are native speakers. We think in English. We laugh in English. Our inhales, our exhales – we fill our lungs in English.’

A classroom in Iran. Four adult classmates grapple with learning English as a foreign language. As they attempt to perfect their accents, pronunciation and vocabulary, they realise that there is more to their lives than can ever be uttered through language.

This comic and deeply moving play by Sanaz Toossi won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023.

Playwright and Director Diyan Zora directs. Recent work includes Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles (Chichester) and Tom Fool (Orange Tree Theatre).

Transferring direct from its European premiere at Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Other Place Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, English is presented in association with Kiln Theatre.

Kiln Theatre Details

Bus routes: 16, 32, 189, 332, 632

Night buses: N16

Nearest rail: Brondesbury

Tube lines: Jubilee Line

Nearest tube: Kilburn

Car park: Kilburn Market Car Park

In congestion zone?: No

Facilities at Kiln Theatre

Bar

Toilets

Wheelchair accessible

Kiln Theatre Location

269 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JR

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