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2024

Expendable

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‘People kept saying there’s no smoke without fire, but it’s not our fire is it khala? it’s like we’re just choking on all the fumes…’

Between the 1990s and 2010s hundreds of young girls were sexually exploited in northern towns by gangs of predatory men.    

Two sisters grapple with the impact on their community as the men around them are embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.   

Playwright Emteaz Hussain‘s Expendable spotlights the often-overlooked voices of Pakistani women, delving into the shortcomings of law enforcement, politicians, and the media. 

 

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Director(s)

Esther Richardson

Cast & Creative

Cast

Maya Bartley O'Dea

Cast

Avita Jay

Cast

Lena Kaur

Cast

Gurjeet Singh

Cast

Humera Syed

Designer

Natasha Jenkins

Lighting Designer

Azusa Ono

Dramaturgy

Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh

Sound Designer

Arun Ghosh

Movement Director

Ayesha Fazal

Casting Director

Nadine Rennie CDG

Costume Supervisor

Evelien Van Camp

Design Associate

Helen Hebert