Funeral Director
‘I just thought it would be a secret I’d have to die with. And now – I think it’ll be what kills me.’
Life as the director of a Muslim funeral parlour isn’t always easy, but Ayesha has things pretty sorted. She and Zeyd share everything: a marriage, a business, a future.
Until Tom walks in to organise his boyfriend’s funeral. A snap moral decision, informed by the values of Ayesha’s community and faith, has profound consequences.
Forced to confront a secret she has hidden even from herself, Ayesha must decide who she is – no matter the cost.
Iman Qureshi's play The Funeral Director is an incisive and heartfelt story of sexuality, gender and religion in twenty-first-century Britain. It won the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize and premiered at Southwark Playhouse, London, in 2018.
Iman Qureshi has written for stage, screen and radio. Her debut play, Speed, was produced by Kalí Theatre, and she has been commissioned by Tamasha Theatre, Purple Moon Drama, the BBC and Film London/BFI.