I Wanna Be Yours (NHB Modern Plays)

By Zia Ahmed

Ella is from Yorkshire. Haseeb is from London. They order a pizza. House red for Ella. Hot chocolate for Haseeb.

People and playlists. Christmas and Eid. Travelcards and Megabuses. London to Leeds.

Love is more than just a game for two. Especially when there's an elephant in the room.

Zia Ahmed's I Wanna Be Yours is a tender, funny, lyrical debut play about finding love and holding onto it with everything you've got.

It premiered on tour of the UK in 2019, in a co-production between Paines Plough and Tamasha, including a run at the Bush Theatre, London.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Release date: Nov 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781788502719

Zia Ahmed

Zia Ahmed is a poet and playwright from North West London. He was shortlisted for Young Poet Laureate for London 2015/16 and is a former Roundhouse Poetry Slam champion. His plays include I Wanna Be Yours (Paines Plough and Tamasha, 2019).

Reviews for I Wanna Be Yours (NHB Modern Plays)

[Claudia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This play touched me more than I expected it to, and I am just incredibly glad I found it and decided to read it. Simply wonderful.