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Funeral Director, The

Traverse Theatre

Life as the director of a Muslim funeral parlour isn’t always easy, but Ayesha has things pretty sorted. She and Zeyd share everything: a marriage, a business, a future. Read more …

Until Tom walks in to organise his boyfriend’s funeral. A snap moral decision, informed by the values of their community and their faith, has profound consequences.

Forced to confront a secret she has hidden even from herself, Ayesha must decide who she is – no matter the cost.

Winner of Papatango’s 10th annual new writing prize.


The critical consensus

The Funeral Director is a play which does not pay enough attention to the questions it raises but has promising features that make its writer someone to make a note of.

**(*)(*)(*)Stephanie Allard, Review Sphere, 09/03/2019

Sex, death and religion make for a powerful mix in Iman Qureshi’s play.

****(*)Cath Renton, The Wee Review, 10/03/2019

There’s a stellar production here. It has the writing, the concept and ideology behind it to treat subjects surrounding death, same-sex relations and religion well. It plays a little too safe at times, inserting humour which feels stretched at kindest. With some bigger risks taken The Funeral Director could be an astounding piece of theatre.

***(*)(*)Dominic Corr, The Reviews Hub, 10/03/2019

Where and when?

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday March 7, 2019, until Saturday March 9, 2019. More info: www.traverse.co.uk

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