Theatre closures due to coronavirus outbreak
Since Saturday 15 August 2020, indoor performances at London theatres have been allowed (with social distancing).
Outdoor performances (where possible) can also go ahead.
Though some theatres remain closed, venues are starting to reopen with social distancing and safety measures in place.
The show below will not currently be playing and is scheduled to close by 15 August 2020 (when theatres can reopen for indoor performances).
Original performance dates are given below and reflect any changes we know about.
Closed 13 Oct 2018
Hoxton Hall
Image: Hoxton Hall
Synopsis
The Arabian Nights is a timeless library of fantastical stories, woven into a rich, open tapestry.
It is a celebration of the artistic and cultural history of both Islam and the wider ancient world, full of timeless heroes and villains.
Ali Baba, Ala'ad-Din and Sinbad the Sailor swarm from its pages, among thousands of other legends.
Join Iris Theatre at the grandest wedding of the year.
Opulent and colourful and filled to the brim with music, magic and dance.
The smell of firecrackers fills the air, but underneath the festivities lies the strong scent of decay.
The groom, King Shahryar is a tyrant and every single night he marries a new girl and every single morning he has her killed.
The cycle of violence has continued for years, but is to be brought to an end in the unlikeliest of ways and by the bravest of women.
For with the executioner's sword hanging over her neck, Sharazad starts to tell stories and with every fabulous tale she stretches out the thread of her life a little further, into an unknowable tapestry of the future.
Background, advisory warnings
Age suitability: Not available
In a new adaptation of the Arabian Nights by Nessah Muthy (Heroine, The Host), directed by Daniel Winder and designed by Amber Scarlett, Hoxton Hall becomes Shahrayar's palace this autumn.
Featuring a multitude of fantastic puppets designed by Jonny Dixon alongisde brand new music, Sharazad's comic, tragic and earthy stories are brought to life at an evening of storytelling to melt the hardest of tyrant's hearts.
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Theatre
London N1 6SH
Dates
Performance days & times
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Sunday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday - 2-30pm
Saturday - 2-30pm
Sunday - 2-30pm
Tickets
Cast
King Shahryar - Pravesssh Rana
Vizier Khalid - Hemi Yeroham
Wife, Musician - Maya Britto
Sharazad - Sharon Singh
Dunzayad - Izzy Jones
A Kalandar, Executioner - Ikky Elyas
Creatives
Author: Nessah Muthy
Composer: Sonum Batra
Director: Daniel Winder
Set designer: Amber Scarlett
Costume designer: Maddy Ross-Mason
Choreography: Nour Alkawaja
Lighting: Benjamin Polya
Sound: Filipe Gomes
Fight director: Roger Bartlett
Puppetry: Jonny Dixon
Production: Ellie Claughton for Iris Theatre, Malakai Sargeant (engagement producer)