Purgatory

English

Zena, a usually confident young queer woman with an anxiety-induced supernatural streak, is forced to face off with a meddling relative when she returns to her family’s mosque with her partner in tow to attend the funeral of a beloved community member.

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Virtual

Virtual

Nov 09

Credits

Director(s):

Nikki Shaffeeullah

Biography(s):

Nikki Shaffeeullah (she/her) is a theatre & film artist, facilitator, researcher, writer, producer, and equity worker. Notable works include the play A Poem for Rabia which had its world premiere at Toronto''s Tarragon Theatre in 2023. She is Director of Programming at Generator Performance, and she leads artistic and sector-change projects through her organization Undercurrent Creations. Past roles include serving as Artistic Director of The AMY Project and Editor-in-Chief of alt.theatre magazine. With the National Arts Centre - English Theatre, she conceived, curated and produced Stages of Transformation, a multi-year creative research project exploring what the theatre sector can learn from abolition movements.

Producer(s):

Nikki Shaffeeullah and Nedda Sarshar

Writer(s):

Nikki Shaffeeullah

Cast:

Michelle Rambharose, Anand Rajaram, Jivesh Parasram, Rebecca Ablack, Premika Leo • Bessie Cheng   

Cinematographer(s):

Roya DelSol