I Wanna Be Yours
Description
Ella is from Yorkshire. Haseeb is from London. They order a pizza. House red for Ella. Hot chocolate for Haseeb.
People and playlists. Christmas and Eid. Travelcards and Megabuses. London to Leeds.
Love is more than just a game for two. Especially when there's an elephant in the room.
Zia Ahmed's I Wanna Be Yours is a tender, funny, lyrical debut play about finding love and holding onto it with everything you've got.
It premiered on tour of the UK in 2019, in a co-production between Paines Plough and Tamasha, including a run at the Bush Theatre, London.
Reviews
"A tender romantic comedy incorporating remarkable insights into multicultural Britain... an eye-opening delight."
- The Reviews Hub
"Urgently topical... the execution is exquisite."
- Guardian
"A lyrical journey of connection through inner conflict... a delicious mix of humour, heartbreak and political activism."
- Broadway World
"Ahmed has beautifully taken what we know [the rom-com] and used it to explore a far more complex and searing relationship than I have seen onstage in a long time... nothing short of spectacular... both challenging and cosy at once."
- A Younger Theatre