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Before the Millennium by Karim Khan
Before the Millennium by Karim Khan
Tue 16 - Sun 21 Dec, 15:00 - 22:00
40 George Street, Oxford
The Old Fire Station is proud to present: A World Premiere in Oxford this Christmas Before the Millennium By Karim Khan
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ملینیم سے پہلے
“A snowwoman from Pakistan – full of songs, hopes, and dreams…”
ایوارڈ یافتہ مقامی ڈرامہ نگار
کریم خان کا ڈرامہ
As the final days of 1999 draw near, Pakistani migrants, Zoya and Iqra, work side by side in Woolworth’s Oxford Cowley branch – anxious and excited for what’s to come in the new millennium. At their Christmas staff party, the pair encounter a mysterious new girl – Faiza – who threatens to alter everything they thought they knew about their friendship and their future.
Magical, tender and quietly radical, Before the Millennium is a lyrical new play from award-winning playwright, Karim Khan – charting the joys of a life-changing friendship, the icy bitterness of homesickness and the sacrifice of migration.
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There will be delicious treats from Oxford, Pakistan, and the Middle East, made with love from Damascus Rose Kitchen and the OFS Café. Plus pick’n’mix for the show!
There will be post show Q&As after the performances on 12 and 20 December.
There are prayer spaces available to use throughout the show – please ask a member of the OFS team to direct you.
Please note that all daytime performances are alcohol free, as well as the evening performances of 10 and 16 December.
Copies of Karim’s wonderful play will be available to buy for only £10.99 – the perfect gift this Christmas! Written by Karim Khan Karim Khan is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter based in Oxford. His breakout play Brown Boys Swim won both a Fringe First and the Popcorn Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2022, later transferring to Soho Theatre and touring nationally. He’s currently under commission with the Royal Court Theatre, National Theatre and Soho Theatre, and his new play Sweetmeats opens at the Bush Theatre in 2026. For screen, Karim has written for All Creatures Great and Small and is developing original TV and film projects. He is a graduate of the National Film and Television School and alumnus of the Royal Court Writers Group. Directed by Adam Karim Adam Karim won the Eastern Eye Best Director Award in 2025 for his JMK Award-winning production of Guards at the Taj (Orange Tree Theatre), also nominated for a Stage Debut Award the same year. He has been Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio and Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse. Directing credits include: Julius Caesar (RADA), Macbeth (LAMDA), Guards at the Taj (Orange Tree Theatre), MANTELPEACE (Young Vic Taking Part), Platform (East15), Pressure Drop (Immediate Theatre / The Yard Theatre / schools tour), and Second Person Narrative (Rose Bruford @ Omnibus Theatre). At the Donmar Warehouse in 2023 he assisted on Clyde’s, When Winston Went To War With The Wireless and Trouble in Butetown. Other associate/assistant credits include The P Word (Bush Theatre, Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre) and Sorry, You’re Not A Winner (Paines Plough). Tickets: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/before-the-millennium/
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Please note that all daytime performances are alcohol free, as well as the evening performances of 10 and 16 December.
Copies of Karim’s wonderful play will be available to buy for only £10.99 – the perfect gift this Christmas! Written by Karim Khan Karim Khan is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter based in Oxford. His breakout play Brown Boys Swim won both a Fringe First and the Popcorn Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2022, later transferring to Soho Theatre and touring nationally. He’s currently under commission with the Royal Court Theatre, National Theatre and Soho Theatre, and his new play Sweetmeats opens at the Bush Theatre in 2026. For screen, Karim has written for All Creatures Great and Small and is developing original TV and film projects. He is a graduate of the National Film and Television School and alumnus of the Royal Court Writers Group. Directed by Adam Karim Adam Karim won the Eastern Eye Best Director Award in 2025 for his JMK Award-winning production of Guards at the Taj (Orange Tree Theatre), also nominated for a Stage Debut Award the same year. He has been Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio and Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse. Directing credits include: Julius Caesar (RADA), Macbeth (LAMDA), Guards at the Taj (Orange Tree Theatre), MANTELPEACE (Young Vic Taking Part), Platform (East15), Pressure Drop (Immediate Theatre / The Yard Theatre / schools tour), and Second Person Narrative (Rose Bruford @ Omnibus Theatre). At the Donmar Warehouse in 2023 he assisted on Clyde’s, When Winston Went To War With The Wireless and Trouble in Butetown. Other associate/assistant credits include The P Word (Bush Theatre, Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre) and Sorry, You’re Not A Winner (Paines Plough). Tickets: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/before-the-millennium/
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40 George Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX12AQ, GB
