Meet Ashraf and his ‘Habibti’ – his daughter Shazia. He’s an Egyptian, Muslim taxi driver; she’s half-Egyptian, half-Wiganese, and more interested in the last call at the bar than the call to prayer.
Their relationship is put to the test when Ashraf introduces Shazia to his new Egyptian bride, whilst she is attempting to break the news of her own secret engagement. In Ashraf’s taxi they must navigate driving lessons, sing karaoke and explore whether, despite their differences, family can win out regardless.
Habibti Driver is a heartwarming and hilarious play, based on Shamia Chalabi’s real-life experiences and co-written with Sarah Henley, exploring the clashes, compromises and comedy that come with living in a mixed-culture family in today’s Britain.
First performed in an earlier version – Burkas and Bacon Butties – at the VAULT Festival, London, this revised, full-length version premiered at the Octagon Theatre Bolton in April 2022, co-produced with Tara Finney Productions.
Over de auteur
Sarah Henley originally trained in law and then as a performer at the London School of Musical Theatre. She was Writer’s Assistant to Jeffrey Lane (Tony Award-winner) on the West End production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and was listed on the BBC New Talent Hotlist in 2017. Her play for Delirium Theatre, From Where I’m Standing, received five-star reviews and The Stage’s ‘Must See’ badge in Edinburgh.
Writing credits include Getting Out, Getting Away, After the Turn, Cinderella, From Where I’m Standing, Streets (Offie nomination for Best New Musical and Most Promising Playwright), Another Way (Offie nomination for Best New Musical), and Muted (Offie nomination for Best New Musical).
She co-wrote Burkas and Bacon Butties with Shamia Chalabi (VAULT Festival, London, 2018), later developed as a new play, Habibti Driver (Octagon Theatre, Bolton, 2022).
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