My Beautiful Laundrette Leeds

This November Hanif Kureishis iconic and Oscar-nominated screenplay My Beautiful Laundrette comes to the stage.

My beautiful laundrette leeds. Set in London during the Thatcher years My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of young British Pakistani Omar who transforms his Uncles run-down laundrette into a thriving business. Contact the best domestic service providers near you request a quote or review your local Launderettes on Yell. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features.

Set in London during the Thatcher years My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of young British Pakistani Omar who transforms his Uncles run-down laundrette into a thriving business. This autumn Hanif Kureishis groundbreaking 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette will be reimagined for the stage in a new production directed by Nikolai Foste. This bold new drama will be presented against a funky backdrop of 80s music composed by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of iconic British pop duo Pet Shop Boys exploring cultural conflict gender equality class and generational strife.

My Beautiful Laundrette Curve Leicester A new stage production of the 1985 film tours the UK this autumn Rating. My Beautiful Laundrette follows Omar a Pakistani lad as he rises to the challenge of turning his Uncle Nassers dilapidated laundrette into a going concern. The prejudice racial and sexual is evident but if one expects this very modern take on the Romeo and Juliet story to exculpate.

My Beautiful Laundrette playing until 26th October was the obvious choice. Following performances in Leicester My Beautiful Laundrette will then tour to Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 8 12 Oct Leeds Playhouse 15 26 Oct Belgrade Theatre Coventry 29 Oct 2 Nov and Birmingham Repertory Theatre 5 9 Nov. Set in the Pakistani community of London My Beautiful Laundrette follows the fortunes of handsome young Omar who together with his English friend Johnny takes over a run-down laundrette given to him by his rich uncle.

Curve Belgrade Theatre Coventry Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Leeds Playhouse announce a new co-production of Hanif Kureshis My Beautiful Laundrette. Further details and casting will be announced in due course. My Beautiful Laundrette is part coming-of-age gay love story and part social realist snapshot of London in Thatchers Britain.

For those that dont know the plot My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of young British Pakistani Omar Omar Malik who transforms his Uncles run-down launderette into a thriving business. The production will run at Leeds Playhouse from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 26 October. Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 8 12 Oct Leeds Playhouse 15 26 Oct Belgrade Theatre Coventry 29 Oct 2 Nov and Birmingham Repertory Theatre 5 9 Nov.