Royal Court Theatre announces cast for BAGHDADDY by Jasmine Naziha Jones

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Written By Rebecca Wallis

Casting has been announced for Jasmine Naziha Jones’ Baghdaddy, which is due to run at the Royal Court Theatre from 18 November - 17 December. 

Directed by Milli Bhatia, this playfully devastating coming-of-age story will star Phillip Arditti (Copenhagen, Theatre Royal Bath), Souad Faress (Sugar and Snow, Hampstead Theatre), Jasmine Naziha Jones (The Art of Success, Rose Theatre Kingston), Hayat Kamille (Othello, English Touring Theatre/Dubai Opera) and Noof Ousellam (Leopoldstadt, West End).

Baghdaddy is told through clowning and memory, exploring cultural identity, generational trauma and a father and daughter relationship with the backdrop of global conflict. 

Baghdaddy is designed by Moi Tran, with lighting by Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound by Elena Peña, and movement direction by Valentina Ceschi.

This debut play for Jasmine Naziha Jones was developed as part of an introduction of playwrighting group at the Royal Court and is a co-production with SISTER. 

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Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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