Published on: Oct 23, 2014
The Infidel the Musical
Based on David Baddiel’s smash hit movie of the same name, this hilarious and heart-warming tale is the ultimate identity crisis comedy.
East End Muslim Mahmoud is an ordinary family man whose life is turned upside down when he discovers that not only is he adopted, but that his birth parents are Jewish. The resulting cultural and religious chaos leads to an uproarious and insightful comedy about race, prejudice, confusion and what it really means to be yourself.
Featuring book and lyrics by David Baddiel and music by Erran Baron Cohen(composer for Borat, Bruno and The Dictator), this edgy new musical is packed full of great new songs including I’m a Jew, Sexy Burka and Put a Fatwa on it.
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| Oct 04, 2014– 02 Nov, 2014 | Musical, Original |
Theatre Royal, Stratford, UK
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Video
Timelapse video of The Infidel the Musical set going in. Our technical manager, Ricky Parr tells us what goes on before we put a show on stage.
Reviews
Reviews: this is what they all said !
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Cast
Alexander Andreou as Arshad
Andrew Paul as Lenny
Gary Wood as Rasheed
Kev Orkian as Mahmoud
Melanie Marshall as Muna
Melanie Masson as Mrs Keyes
Mina Anwar as Saamiyah
Siobhan Athwal as Ji-Ji
Steven Serlin as Rabbi
Creative Crew
Writer, Book & Lyrics David Baddiel
Composer Erran Baron Cohen
Additional Material Arvind Ethan David
Directed by David Baddiel and Kerry Michael
Set & Costume Designer Nick Barnes
Choreography by Liam Steel
Musical Supervisor Mike Dixon
Musical Direction by Matt Smith
Lighting Design by Philip Gladwell
Sound Design by Ed Clarke
Projection Design by Dick Straker
Assistant Director Pooja Ghai
Casting Director Anne Vosser
Workshop Musical Direction Barney Ashworth
Full Cast Bio’s from
Alexander Andreou
Arshad
Alex Andreou left a promising career in law – much to the chagrin of his mother – to train as an actor at The Poor School at the tender age of 38. Since then he has played, mostly, very unpleasant people on stage.
