An adventure story of love, devotion and betrayal. Under Persian skies, in the valley of the Alburz mountains, Hussain falls asleep with his young love, Zamurrud. He awakes to find a letter perched on her grave. She is in Paradise. To be reunited, must Hussain accept the Assassins’ creed? Written a century ago by the famous Lucknow polymath and communist, Abdul Halim Sharar, this compelling story is adapted by award-winning director Anthony Clark and told with dynamic theatricality for our times.
Anthony Clark’s award-winning adaptation of Albert Lamorisse’s Fifties French film, The Red Balloon , follows the adventures of a lonely Parisian boy and a stray balloon which befriends him. It enjoyed a successful run at the National Theatre in 1996.