Iman Qureshi Explained

Iman Qureshi is a London-based writer, awarded the PAPAtango prize for new writing for her play 'The Funeral Director' in 2018. Her work explores themes of race, gender, and sexuality, and she has spoken openly about her identity as a Muslim and her desire to create community and political change through her work.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Qureshi worked for the homelessness charity Shelter before her writing career was established. In 2018, PAPAtango collaborated with the English Touring Theatre to co-produce Qureshi's prize-winning play 'The Funeral Director', with a premier in London at the Southwark Playhouse,[4] followed by performances in Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham and Oxford.[5] This was the first time that PAPAtango had co-produced a play.

In 2019, 'My White Best Friend' series at the Bunker Theatre, curated by Rachel De-Lahay and Milli Bhatia, featured a monologue written by Qureshi.[6]

Qureshi was commissioned by Tamasha and Titi Dawudu to write two monologues for 'Hear me now', published by Oberon books.[7]

Qureshi wrote a short play, Birthday Begum, as writer in residence at Mulberry School for Girls, funded by Tamasha's 'Re Fuel' project, with performances at Rich Mix and Theatre Royal Stratford East.[8]

Qureshi has written comment pieces for the Huffington Post,[9] Guardian,[10] and Independent.[11]

Accolades

Qureshi's play 'The Funeral Director' was shortlisted for Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award in 2017,[12] before winning the PAPAtango Prize in 2018.[13] [14] [15] The play was selected top of 1,384 entries.

Qureshi was one of the Soho Six playwrights for 2019 at the Soho Theatre, London, and she was selected for the Genesis Almeida New Playwrights Big Plays programme in 2019/2020.[16]

Qureshi's short film, 'Home Girl', directed by Poonam Brah, was featured in the Film London 'London Calling' film festival, and the 2019 BFI Flare Festival.[17] [18]

Work

Plays

Monologues

Film

'Home Girl' (directed by Poonam Brah, 2018).

Personal life

Qureshi was born in Pakistan before moving to Saudi Arabia as a child, and then to London in 2003. She studied for a law degree and for an MSc in Postcolonial Literature.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-05-02 . 'I want to create a lesbian mecca': Iman Qureshi on her play about a glorious women's choir . 2022-11-14 . the Guardian . en.
  2. Web site: Iman Qureshi interview play about a gay Muslim woman . 2022-11-14 . The Stage . En.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-08 . What it's like to be a writer - who happens to be Muslim . 2022-11-14 . sister-hood magazine. A Fuuse production by Deeyah Khan. . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Iman Qureshi . 2022-11-14 . Royal Court . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2022-03-14 . A (Short) History Of Papatango - Papatango Theatre Company - Award-winning new writing . 2022-11-14 . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Theatre review: My White Best Friend (and other letters left unsaid) at The Bunker Theatre . 2022-11-14 . British Theatre Guide . 18 March 2019 . en-GB.
  7. Book: Hear me now : audition monologues for actors of colour . 2018 . Titilola Dawudu, Tamasha . 978-1-78682-461-5 . London . 1085374095.
  8. Web site: Re-Fuel . 2022-11-14 . www.stratfordeast.com . en.
  9. Web site: Iman Qureshi HuffPost . 2022-11-14 . www.huffingtonpost.co.uk . en.
  10. Web site: Iman Qureshi The Guardian . 2022-11-14 . the Guardian . en.
  11. Web site: 2022-04-25 . Opinion: Why are lesbians still invisible in popular culture? . 2022-11-14 . The Independent . en.
  12. Web site: Verity Bargate Award shortlist announced WhatsOnStage . 2022-11-14 . www.whatsonstage.com . 9 October 2017 . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Interview with Iman Qureshi . 2022-11-14 . www.culturecalling.com . en.
  14. Web site: 2018 Papatango Prize won by Iman Qureshi for The Funeral Director WhatsOnStage . 2022-11-14 . www.whatsonstage.com . 3 July 2018 . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Iman Qureshi wins 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize . 2022-11-14 . The Stage . En.
  16. Web site: Genesis Almeida New Playwrights Almeida Theatre, London . 2022-11-14 . almeida.co.uk.
  17. Web site: Royal Court Theatre announces Queer Upstairs rehearsed readings of new short plays . 2022-11-14 . Theatre-News.com . en-US.
  18. Web site: BFI Flare Programme 2019 .
  19. Web site: Wild . Stephi . Edward Stone, Assad Zaman, Francesca Zoutewelle and More Announced For UK Tour of THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR . 2022-11-14 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  20. Web site: Tony Craze Award . 2022-11-14 . Soho Theatre . en-GB.
  21. Web site: The Ceremony . 2022-11-14 . OPEN SKY THEATRE . en-US.
  22. Web site: Review: Microplays – Open Sky . 2022-11-14 . The Stage . En.
  23. Book: My white best friend : (and other letters left unsaid) . 2020 . Rachel De-lahay . 978-1-78682-901-6 . London . 1144805370.

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