What’s On:
Hotel Britannia
Rehearsed Reading part of our Collective Authorship programme
Riverside Studios London
10 March 2026, 19.00
Co-writers: Isabella Leung, Soria Hamidi, Zakiyyah Deen
Facilitator: Sînziana Cojocărescu
Producer: Claire Gilbert for BÉZNĂ Theatre
Further team to be announced.
Funded by Arts Council England. With thanks to British Arab Writers Group, Metroland Cultures, Bertha Foundation.
Join BÉZNĂ Theatre and three commissioned writers for the exclusive first public sharing of a new, collectively written play in response to the theme of “Reversals”.
Who doesn’t love a whodunnit — the thrill of the chase, the catching of a murderer, the final explanation, when everything clicks into place? But what happens when accountability is harder to pin down?
Step inside Hotel Britannia, a migrant hotel shaken by an inexplicable death, as an investigation unfolds behind closed doors. Who is responsible, and who will pay?
This project is based on the belief that the collective, the community, holds a wealth of knowledge. When individuals with diverse experiences, skills, and perspectives come together, they can produce exceptionally rich work. When solidarity unites artists around a common cause, extraordinary creations can emerge. This is a pilot programme designed to test that theory. The writers have worked together across two weeks, one in January 2026 and one in February 2026 ahead of this sharing in March 2026.