Kirjahaku

Princess, poet, pacifist ... and World War II spy. The enigmatic, indefinable Noor Inayat Khan was an unlikely recruit to the SOE as an undercover wireless operator. How did she face off fascism with such courage and resilience and evade capture longer than any of her counterparts? Noor's moving and inspirational story takes us across borders and time into a shadowy world of espionage, as British officer Vera Atkins and Gestapo Major Hans Kieffer trade secrets to uncover the woman behind the code names. From her Sufi mysticism to her astonishing creativity, Noor's individuality was ultimately her greatest strength. Reviews of previous work: "... an incredible new voice; witty and wise." - Adele Parks "...some of the best, cutting edge Asian theatre." - The Herald, Scotland

When her missing husband is found dead in a car crash far from home, aspiring actress Sophie falls under suspicion. Can Sophie clear her name? What really happened to Tariq? To find out the truth, she must open the old wounds of her previous marriages and uncover long-kept secrets… AMIR, THE FIRST LOVE Sophie and Amir were drawn together after the death of a classmate but torn apart by another shocking tragedy. FARAZ, THE REBOUND A whirlwind romance, destroyed by betrayal. TARIQ, THE SOULMATE Recently widowed Tariq was everything Sophie had been looking for. Now he is gone, is Sophie just luckless or is there more to her than meets the eye? Maybe one of Sophie’s exes has something to do with Tariq’s untimely death. Sophie herself is guilty of something, but is murder part of her ambition? The truth is buried in the past, and it’s just a matter of time before the intricate web of lies draws tighter.

Bells takes us into the seedy world of Mujra (courtesan) clubs, a centuries-old tradition in Pakistan which is now growing in Britain. A butcher's shop by day and a brothel by night, Bells has all the sparkle of Lollywood (the Pakistani film industry) but the glitz and glamour is tarnished by the pain and degradation of secret lives. In Chaos, Mr Rizvi's ambitions to become a local councillor are thrown into turmoil as his family reveals shocking secrets and world events spiral out of control. Chaos is a dark, frantic comedy about the collapse of understanding on a personal and political level and the disastrous consequences which follow. A glimpse of a world in desperate need of tolerance and love, a world on the brink of madness.