Experimental drama at its best. See what happens with no rehearsal, no director, a different actor each night and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on the stage.
Each night a completely new adventure awaits - depending on how and where the actor takes the piece. Internationally acclaimed “White Rabbit Red Rabbit”, by Iranian writer Nassim Soleimanpour, is a theatrical absurdist adventure that sits right on the edge of comedy and tragedy. An edge of your seat experience with some of the most celebrated international talent, you don’t want to miss this theatrical event of the year at the stunning Soho Place.
Soleimanpour’s writing is very meta, looping around to interrogate the act of a performer interpreting and communicating the work to an audience. It challenges us to analyse our natural responses: do we start to think of Mohammed as the author, and how much is our view of Soleimanpour shaped by him? Mohammed, who is an astonishingly good cold-reader and delightful company, certainly lent the author his charm, and – for better or worse – an eagerness to put us at ease. Other performers may revel in the uncomfortableness of the situation.
Mohammed nails both the humour and the sorrow. He takes the script at a lick, for the most part, but when one anecdote takes a particularly dark turn, he falls silent and walks for several paces against the slowly rotating stage, giving the revelation a moment to fully resonate. Tomorrow night’s actor will respond differently, as will whoever who picks up the envelope after them, and the actors who bravely sign up to future revivals in years to come. It’s a cleverly timeless piece, echoing authoritarian oppression the world over.
2016 | Off-Broadway |
New York Premiere Production Off-Broadway |
2024 | West End |
West End |
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