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Our inhales, our exhales – we fill our lungs in English

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The Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Kiln Theatre present

ENGLISH BY SANAZ TOOSSI ‘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.

Age restriction

To be confirmed.

Running time

To be confirmed.

Performance dates

5 June 2024 - 29 June 2024

Venue Information

Kiln Theatre
269 Kilburn High RoadLondonNW6 7JR