Ahead of the World Premiere of Queen of Hearts, on the 25 & 26 March, we spoke to Rukhsana Ahmad, the writer of the play: Hello Rukhsana, we are very much looking forward to seeing Queen of Hearts this week, what inspired you to write it? Piali Ray, the Artistic Director of Sampad proposed the originating idea, which immediately grabbed me as an older writer. I feel it is integral to the experience of ageing. Everyone ages differently but by…

We were delighted to launch our latest book, a collation of young people’s work across Birmingham, UK and India, as part of the Jaipur Literature Festival at the British Library last weekend. In I Have A Dream the younger generation use their voice to advocate for peace, love and community, their belief in equality and a better tomorrow spanning the 4,000 miles that part them. The book was launched by Piali Ray and Iona Mandal, young poet laureate 2022-2024. Printed…