Casting has been announced for Rabiah Hussain’s Word-Play, which runs at the Royal Court Theatre from 29 September-5 November.

The cast includes Kosar Ali (Pru, Dangerous Liaisons), Mariam Haque (Folk, Hampstead Theatre), Maimuna Memon (The Band Plays On, Sheffield Theatres), Laurence Ubong Williams (A Place for We, Talawa & Park Theatre), and Ragevan Vasan (Little Scratch, Hampstead Theatre).

Word-Play is directed by Nimmo Ismail. with design by Rosanna Vize, lighting by Jamie Platt, sound by Melanie Wilson, video by Daberechi Ukoha-Kalu, and movement direction by Ken Nakajima.

“We’ve got another 10 minutes before shit really hits the fan.” 

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 are accusations of Islamophobia, and demands for an apology; but as the team debates 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 new play explores how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. 

“History always ripples on. Even if we don’t realise it.”

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