Who knew that the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” could perfectly sum up the irony in Afghanistan’s situation? Whatever a zigazig ah is, Afghanistan is going through it, has gone through and will continue to go through, at least according to David Greig whose short play ‘Miniskirts of Kabul’ is part of The Great Game trilogy. 

I’ll be honest, when I received the invite to Dash Arts’ latest event, ‘Arabic Translators in Conversation,’ the excitement was minimal. An evening listening to a few translators talking while everyone else in the room listened didn’t sound all too riveting. Still, one of the translators was a friend, and I decided to go for support and mingle with London’s Middle-Eastern artsy crowd. 

Riz Ahmed, star of British jihadi comedy Four Lions, wowed audiences at London’s Fabric with his show Microscope. Comedy, live music, theatre, film and audience participation were stringed together by a tense storyline to create an experimental and highly creative gig.