The stars of Birmingham Rep’s Muslim comedy ‘Tartuffe’ make a surprise visit to Stratford Road

Ahead of opening night this Friday, October 14, cast members of Birmingham Rep’s forthcoming production of Tartuffe headed to Sparkhill’s famous Stratford Road, where this new take on the comedy classic is set.

Tartuffe is led by Birmingham-born Associate Director of Representative Iqbal Khan (the Opening Ceremony Artistic Director of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games).

This new take on Molière’s classic transfers the action from France to today’s Birmingham, telling the story of a charismatic chameleon with the gift of chatter.

Asif Khan as Tartuffe, Olga Fedori as Darina, Qasum Mahmood as Waqass

This version of Tartuffe moves Molière’s satirical drama to the Muslim community of Sparkhill in Birmingham.

The actors of the production went to the famous Stratford Road to soak up the atmosphere of the region.

Tartuffe is a wickedly funny Brummie comedy about family and faith and is adapted by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning writers Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto, who penned Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No.42, The American Office and Citizen Khan.

Olga Fedori as Darina poses outside a store in Stratford Road

Sean Foley, Creative Director of Birmingham Rep, said: “To finally be able to bring Tartuffe, Molière’s superb comedy about a trickster, to the stage of The Rep, in the bubbly and funny new version by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto is a true happiness.

“This was to be the first mainline show under my artistic direction on March 20, so I can’t wait for it to finally be shared with Birmingham audiences to celebrate both REP’s 50th anniversary in Centenary Square and Molière’s 400th . .”

The play’s original date was postponed in Birmingham when the government announced a nationwide lockdown two years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Birmingham representative is delighted to finally present Tartuffe.

Tartuffe opens at the Birmingham Rep on Friday October 14

The play is produced by The Birmingham Rep in a production originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

After a successful run at the RSC in 2019, actor Asif Khan is excited and eager to return to the title role of the mischievous Tartuffe.

Khan recently appeared in Hamlet and The Cherry Orchard at the Theater Royal Windsor with Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films).

The Birmingham rep has revealed the full cast for the play and confirmed that Asif Khan will take on the title role of Tartuffe with Salman Akhtar as Damee Pervaiz, Olga Fedori as Darina, Qasim Mahmood as Waqaas, Siddiqua Akhtar as Dadimaa Pervaiz, Anshula Bath in Mariam. Pervaiz, Natalia Campbell as Amira, Simon Nagra as Imran, Riad Richie as Usman, Paige Round as DCI Sarah Wells and Pippa, and Roderick Smith as Khalil.


Tartuffe will run to The Birmingham representative from Friday 14 October to Saturday 5 November

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