Controversy, Religion and BBC Radio Sitcoms - Editor's Choice - Theatre

Controversy, Religion and BBC Radio Sitcoms - Editor's Choice - Theatre

30 September, 2011
by: Naima Khan

Every Friday our editors bring you their personal highlights of the week ahead. Naima Khan selects her top three plays.


From 4th October 

Mixed Marriage @ Finborough Theatre 
Religious divides come to a head when peacenik Protestant John Rainey finds his son has fallen for a Catholic girl. 

From 5th October
The Killing of Sister George @ Arts Theatre 
Meera Syal and Belinda Lang are directed by Iqbal Khan (the man behind the fantastic Broken Glass running in the West End) in this story about the reaction to the  axing of a beloved fictional character in a BBC radio sitcom. 

From 6th October 
Saved @ Lyric Hammersmith 
Edward Bond’s Saved is a brutal, unflinching look at the frustration that simmers in a generation of unemployed young people.


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