- Venue Royal Court Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 21 December 2024
- Running time 85 minutes (no interval)
- Age guidelines 14+
Expendable Tickets at the Royal Court Theatre in London: Get your tickets for Expendable
Prepare for a powerful, thought-provoking experience with Expendable, a hard-hitting drama by Emteaz Hussain. Based on true events, this gripping play delves into the devastating scandal of sexual exploitation that affected hundreds of young girls in northern towns between the 1990s and 2010s.
Through Expendable, Hussain confronts the failures of national institutions and gives voice to the often-ignored perspectives of British Pakistani women, offering a rare and impactful insight into the injustices faced by these communities.
Don’t miss your chance to see this vital new work at one of London’s most renowned venues.
Expendable runs from 21 November 2024 until 21 December 2024 at the Royal Court Theatre London
“People kept saying there’s no smoke without fire, but it’s not our fire is it khala? it’s like we’re just choking on all the fumes…”
Between the 1990s and 2010s hundreds of young girls were sexually exploited in northern towns by gangs of predatory men.
Two sisters grapple with the impact on their community as the men around them are embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.
Performance Information
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- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Expendable?
The cast includes Maya Bartley O’Dea as Jade Steel, Avita Jay as Zara, Lena Kaur as Yasmin, Gurjeet Singh as Raheel and Humera Syed as Sofia.
Who are the creative team of Expendable?
Written by Emteaz Hussain, directed by Esther Richardson.
Expendable is designed by Natasha Jenkins, with dramaturgy by Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, lighting design by Azusa Ono, sound design by Arun Ghosh and the casting director is Nadine Rennie CDG.
Important Notes
Access Performances: Captioned Performance: 13 December 2024; Relaxed Environment Performance: 14 December 2024
Venue Information
Royal Court Theatre , Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Nearest Tube or Train: Sloane Square (Circle Line, District Line)
Nearest Buses: 19, 22, 319, C1, N19, N22, 137, 452
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"Intelligent" - TimeOut
"Potent drama giving a voice to British-Pakistani women caught up in a scandal" - The Stage
"Heartbreaking" - What's On Stage
"Turning the grooming scandal into intense drama" - The Times
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