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English

Opens: June 5, 2024
Closing: June 29, 2024
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Kiln Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road London NW6 7JR London

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‘In this room, we are native speakers. We think in English. We laugh in English. Our inhales, our exhales – we fill our lungs in English.’



A classroom in Iran. Four adult classmates grapple with learning English as a foreign language. As they attempt to perfect their accents, pronunciation and vocabulary, they realise that there is more to their lives than can ever be uttered through language.



This comic and deeply moving play by Sanaz Toossi won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023.



Playwright and Director Diyan Zora directs. Recent work includes Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles (Chichester) and Tom Fool (Orange Tree Theatre).



Transferring direct from its European premiere at Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Other Place Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, English is presented in association with Kiln Theatre.



__Access Performances__


Post show Q&A: Tue 18 Jun, 7.30pm


Captioned performance: Thu 20 Jun, 7.30pm


Relaxed performance: Wed 26 Jun, 2.30pm


Touch Tour: Thu 27 Jun, 6pm


Audio Described performance: Thu 27 Jun, 7.30pm

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