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Zanabi Productions and Theatre503 presents...
Tom and Leila have been together for 1001 nights. Sleepless and restless in the early morning, they count down the hours until sunrise when they will leave for the funeral of their mutual friend.
Leila and Tom begin to tell each other stories to try to get back to sleep. The bedtime stories they make up, that begin with fairy-tales and dreams, soon betray hidden truths about Tom and Leila and about their relationship. The stories they tell become stories about themselves, about their pasts, and about their imagined futures.
As night-time draws to close and as the funeral creeps closer, Tom and Leila are forced to find ‘endings’ for the stories they have begun telling, and to confront what ‘endings’ really mean.
Zanabi Productions was founded by Safiyah Zanabi whilst at university.
She has previously produced work at Theatre503, The Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford Playhouse, Edinburgh Fringe and recently a short film also written by Safiyah Zanabi.
Running time: Approx. 60-70 minutes (no interval)
Age guidance: 13+
Content Warnings: This show contains themes that some audience members may find distressing. If this sounds like it could apply to you, you can view the content information by clicking the hyperlink.
Safiyah Zanabi
Safiyah is an Algerian / British writer and performer based in London. Her writing has previously been performed at Theatre503 RADA studios, the Oxford Playhouse, Burton Taylor Studios, and the Edinburgh Fringe. She recently graduated from an MA in Text & Performance at RADA and Birkbeck where she was taught by writer and dramaturg Paul Sirett who continues to work as a dramaturg on her work. Before her MA, she read Philosophy and Theology at Oxford. Her Muslim background has added to her interest in writing about faith and exploring existential questions in her work.
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