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‘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.



Trade Review

'Very clever… plenty of moral meat to sink your teeth into'

* Time Out *

'A bit of a cracker... Iman Qureshi's play tackles, with grace and dignity, the tricky subject of Islamic attitudes to same-sex relationships. It's a play that makes a humane point without lapsing into preachiness'

* Guardian *

'A sensitive and nuanced exploration of sexuality and the Islamic faith... elegantly drawn'

* The Stage *

The Funeral Director

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      Publisher Nick Hern Books
      Published 1 November 2018
      ISBN-13 9781848427969
      978-1848427969
      ISBN-10 1848427964
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      Poetry

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ‘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.



      Trade Review

      'Very clever… plenty of moral meat to sink your teeth into'

      * Time Out *

      'A bit of a cracker... Iman Qureshi's play tackles, with grace and dignity, the tricky subject of Islamic attitudes to same-sex relationships. It's a play that makes a humane point without lapsing into preachiness'

      * Guardian *

      'A sensitive and nuanced exploration of sexuality and the Islamic faith... elegantly drawn'

      * The Stage *

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