London Season: Word-Play by Rabiah Hussain

Name: London Season: Word-Play by Rabiah Hussain
Start: 2026-02-26T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-26T20:20:00+00:00
Location: Bridewell Centre

Past Event Arts Theatre

Date & Time

📅 Thu, Feb 26, 2026

🕐 7:00 PM

Ends: Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM

Location

📍 Bridewell Centre

14 Bride Lane, London, EC4Y 8EQ, United Kingdom, London, England, EC4Y 8EQ

🏙️ London

About This Event

London Season is created and performed by final-year BA Acting and BA Actor-Musicianship students.

Word-Play by Rabiah Hussain

Directed by Philip J Morris

In the Downing Street Press Office an emergency meeting has been called. The Prime Minister has been ad-libbing on live TV (again) and his words are going viral.

There is a flurry of accusations, and demands for an apology; but as his team debate what to do next, it’s already too late. His words have found their way to dinner parties, bus journeys and newspaper columns across the nation – and not everyone is angry.

Rabiah Hussain’s play Word-Play explores how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, in 2023, directed by Nimmo Ismail.

This is an amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

Venue: Bridewell Theatre, 14 Bride Lane EC4Y 8EQ

Run time: Approx 80 minutes with no interval

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