Afghanistan is Not Funny by Henry Naylor
A close-shave with a landmine, menaced by a warlord & abducted by the Mujahideen: this is the extraordinary, true story of a British comedian & photographer in war-torn Afghanistan... a trip which changed both their lives & their art.
Performed by Naylor & featuring the photography of Sam Maynard, this docu-play takes us to the start of a modern tragedy. Directed by Martha Lott & Darren Lee Cole, returning after smash-hit runs at the off-broadway Soho Playhouse, NY. & Arcola Theatre UK, with an extraordinary 29 five & four-star reviews
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE: Best International Act, Platinum Medal - Tvolution, Best International Show - TVO Awards, Best of the Broadwater, ADELAIDE FRINGE: Adelaide Critics Circle Award, Best Theatre Award, EDFRINGE: Soho Playhouse Medal for Dramatic Excellence.
Presented by: Henry Naylor and Holden Street Theatres
Holden Street operates all year round with two resident theatre companies and has been a part of both the Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe festival landscapes since we opened in 2002.
With our multi-award-winning Adelaide Fringe Festival programs, we have built a reputation as the 'Home of Theatre' in Adelaide.
OUR purpose is to advance culture by producing and presenting professional theatre productions, to engage in related activities, to promote and encourage participation in theatre, to generate employment for theatre practitioners in South Australia and to promote fellowship among the arts community.
Holden Street is a registered Charity.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
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The final moments of this extraordinary show will linger with you for a long time. Everybody should see this play. - Keith McKenna, British Theatre Guide
This is a great show full of laughs, drama and pathos, punctuated by telling photographs of an already ruined Afghanistan. - Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser
Henry Naylor is the master of the dramatic miniature. His plays.. take us where other playwrights fear to tread. - Murray Bramwell, InDaily
There are moments in his writing that simply arrest the soul - Joyce MacMillan, The Scotsman
powerful and eye opening... [Naylor] keeps you on the edge of your seat holding your breath, praying for a sigh of relief - Greg Clay, Entertainment Now