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  • The Only Brown Deaf Man in England

    Wed 21 Oct - Sat 7 Nov at 7:15pm (3pm matinee on Sat)
    Tickets £12 - £18 (+ booking fee)
    From 1970s Bangladesh - to Brick Lane - to the post-9/11 present, The Only Brown Deaf Man in England follows Rajkumar, a Deaf Bengali amateur batsman, as he navigates the chaos, comedy and contradictions of life in Britain - one ball at a time.

    All performances are in BSL with spoken English voiceover and English captions.

    Fleeing genocide, dodging racists, losing loved ones, and somehow finding laughter in it all, Rajkumar plays each moment like a batsman at the crease - reading the spin, riding the bounce, and swinging when it counts. His story is funny, fierce, and deeply moving. Told through a dynamic blend of British Sign Language and Visual Vernacular, the show transforms memory into vivid, cinematic storytelling - where whole worlds are built through the body, rhythm and imagination. It’s bold, inventive and visually striking, offering a rich theatrical experience for Deaf and hearing audiences alike. No prior knowledge of BSL is needed - the storytelling is immediate, intuitive, and universally felt.

    Following its early sharing at Camden People’s Theatre, a three-week development at National Theatre Studios and a sold out work-in-progress at Pleasance Theatre, the full production is finally here!

    A Mercury Theatre Original in association with CPT in collaboration with Fuse Theatre.

    Written and starring Nadeem Islam.

    Content Notice
    Running Time 60 minutes
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Captioned Performance
    Captioned PerformanceAll performances are in BSL with spoken English voiceover and English captions.
    BSL Performance
    BSL Performance All performances are in BSL with spoken English voiceover and English captions.
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeContains themes of war, racism, violence, migration, and loss. 14+

    Tickets for The Only Brown Deaf Man in England

    Wed 21 Oct, 19:15
    Thu 22 Oct, 19:15
    SOLD OUT
    Fri 23 Oct, 19:15
    Sat 24 Oct, 15:00
    Sat 24 Oct, 19:15
    Wed 28 Oct, 19:15
    Thu 29 Oct, 19:15
    Fri 30 Oct, 19:15
    Sat 31 Oct, 15:00
    Sat 31 Oct, 19:15
    Wed 04 Nov, 19:15
    Thu 05 Nov, 19:15
    Fri 06 Nov, 19:15
    Sat 07 Nov, 15:00
    Sat 07 Nov, 19:15

    "An unrivalled chance to see edgy, experimental and brand-new theatre"

    Time Out