BLUE WHALES
SOHO THEATRE & RADA FESTIVAL

Blue Whales tells the story of a friendship between two Luton schoolgirls in the decade following the 2005 London bombings. British Muslim Aisha and Tiva, a policeman’s daughter, compete annually for their school’s Morris Science Scholarship against a bewildering backdrop of sexual paranoia, cultural prejudice and the roller-coaster fortunes of boy band Blue. A rite of passage tale for our times. 
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Blue Whales started life as a one-act play for Tamasha Playwrights at Soho Theatre in 2015. It won the first Luton Scrip Lab, premiering at The Hat Factory, Luton Festival as a full-length play. After further development at RADA and Tamasha Playwrights it featured in 2016 RADA Festival, starring RADA alumni Isabelle Brazier-Jones and Gurkiran Kaur, directed by Sally Woodcock.

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Audience Feedback:
“Powerful and thought-provoking: needs to be said”
“Funny, moving and shocking… I was gripped.”
“Important, inclusive … felt part of their world.”
“Loved the focus on science and women.”
“Never found a piece about sexual assault that is so accurate.”
“I was engaged from beginning to end.”
“The play is ready. No doubts in my mind.”
“Compelling.”
“Complex and fascinating.”
“Enlightening and sensitive to issues in Islamic community.”
“Current, relevant and credible.”