“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…”
In Northern towns between the 1990s and 2010s, hundreds of young impressionable girls were sexually exploited by gangs of predatory Pakistani men.
Two sisters are coming to terms with the impact on their community as the men around them become embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.
Playwright Emteaz Hussain‘s Expendable at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court puts a spotlight on the often-overlooked voices of Pakistani women, delving into the shortcomings of politicians, local law enforcement, and the media.
Expendable is directed by Esther Richardson. Dramaturg Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh.