Talk #33

Javaad Alipoor

Javaad Alipoor is the artistic director of the Javaad Alipoor Company. The company’s recent work for theatre includes Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran and The Believers Are But Brothers. Both opened at the Edinburgh Fringe where they won Fringe First awards. Rich Kids was due to transfer to London to Battersea Arts Centre before the pandemic, and Believers transferred to The Bush before touring nationally and internationally. The company is supported by Arts Council England’s Elevate programme. For Bunker Talks, he explores the company’s recent work in terms of digital technology, politics, theatre and the need to be international in scope. Warning: Contains strong language.