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Sadiq Ali: Tell Me

Produced by Turtle Key Arts

Fri 16 Jan 2026 and Sat 17 Jan 2026

Fri 16 Jan 2026

8:00PM

Quays Theatre

Sat 17 Jan 2026

8:00PM

Quays Theatre

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Following the success of Sadiq Ali Company’s debut show The Chosen Haram, the company return with their new show Tell Me, a captivating contemporary circus and dance show that reimagines the narrative around HIV in today’s world.

Combining breathtaking Chinese Pole performances on three Aerial Cubes, the show creates a hypnotising visual spectacle as it follows the journey of a woman navigating her diagnosis.

Based on Sadiq’s lived experiences, Tell Me, confronts stigma and challenges outdated perceptions. The three-person cast of acclaimed circus, dance and theatre artists weaves poignant storytelling with inspiring physical artistry to offer a hopeful and empowering vision of living with HIV.

Press for The Chosen Haram

★★★★★ “An astonishing fusion of circus and storytelling” - Fest Mag

★★★★★ “Powerful, strong and sensual” - The Queer Review

★★★★★ "Beautifully choreographed, totally unmissable” - The Recs

Additional Information

Age Recommendation: 14+

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Credits

Performed and devised by: Sadiq Ali, Junior Cunningham, Phoebe Knight

Artistic Director – Sadiq Ali

Technical Stage Manager – Bryn Jones

Company Stage Manager/ Access Lead – Carina Simões

Sound Design – Guy Veale

Set and Costume Design - Mila Sanders

Dramaturg – Rishi Trikha

Choreography Consultants – Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn

Apparatus Design - Sadiq Ali

Fabrication - Izzi Lombardo for WTF Workshops

Equipment & rigging consultant – Alex Harvey for Ockham’s Razor, Bryn Jones

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