7.30pm

'It’s hard not to be impressed by the imaginative vitality and experimental daring of this work'
**** Daily Telegraph

'Shame on Sikh playwright for her corrupt imagination.'
Banner at a demonstration against Behzti

In December 2004, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's controversial play Behzti rocked the world of theatre when it was sensationally cancelled after protests in Birmingham. The closure of the play sparked a vehement debate about offence and freedom of speech.

In Behud, a playwright attempts to make sense of the past by visiting the darkest corners of her imagination. Set amidst the theatre establishment, politicians and protesters, Behud is a playful response to the events surrounding Behzti, and the story of an artist struggling to be heard.

'Wickedly funny'
Sunday Times

‘Directed by Lisa Goldman... with passionate conviction’
The Guardian

Writer: Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
Director: Lisa Goldman
Designer: Hannah Clark
Lighting Designer: Richard G Jones
Sound Designer: Matt McKenzie
Movement Director: Ann Yee
Projection Design: Douglas O'Connell

Post-show talks

Monday 26 April
Saturday 1 May matinee

These FREE talks and debates explore freedom of expression in British theatre today. A collaboration between Soho Theatre, leading magazine Index on Censorship, English PEN and Free Word, the UK’s first centre for literature, literacy and free expression.

These will be attended by the director, writer and cast.

Behud is presented as the David Aukin Commission in recognition of his continuing contribution to the Company in the 10th anniversary of Soho Theatre's Dean Street home.