Jasmine Naziha Jones

Hassan Abdulrazzak is an award-winning writer of Iraqi origin. His plays include And Here I Am (Arcola Theatre, 2017 and currently touring internationally) and Baghdad Wedding (Soho Theatre 2007 and international productions in Mumbai and Sydney). The script of his short film ‘A Night of Gharam’ won the Unsolicited Scripts Short Film Grant 2022. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Jasmine Naziha Jones’ debut play Baghdaddy was described as a “devastating coming-of-age story, told through clowning and memory to explore the complexities of cultural identity, generational trauma and a father-daughter relationship amidst global conflict. Congratulations! Your pain is commercially viable.” British Iraqi, Jones is an accomplished actor, who among her 9 television appearances has been in Call the Midwife and Idris Elba’s sitcom Turn Up Charlie. She has also performed in 27 theatrical stage productions, eight films, and over 30 radio plays. Jones, who is good at stage combat, also sings, and can perform in a variety of accents, from American-Standard and Scouse or Liverpool English to Middle Eastern and Southern African, among many others. Baghdaddy was a Sister co-production, part of an initiative to bring more diverse voices to the Royal Court.