Sadiq Ali: Tell Me

Produced by Turtle Key Arts
Fri 16 Jan 2026 and Sat 17 Jan 2026

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Based on Sadiq’s lived experiences, Tell Me, confronts stigma and challenges outdated perceptions.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

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Credits

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

Performed and devised by:

Sadiq Ali

Phoebe Knight

Jonah Russell

 

Artistic Director – Sadiq Ali

Dramaturg – Rishi Trikha

Production Manager – Bryn Jones

Company Stage Manager – Carina Simões

Sound Design – Guy Veale

Lighting Design – Jamie Heseltine

Scenography and Costume Design – Aslı Özüak

Choreography Consultants – Jonathan Lunn, Junior Cunningham 

Associate Director – Hauk Pattison 

Equipment & Rigging Consultancy – Alex Harvey for Ockham’s Razor, Hauk Pattison

 

Produced by Turtle Key Arts

Research and development contributions from Junior Cunningham, Amir Hosseinpour, Mila Sanders, Felix Fogg, Gabbie Cook and Jean-Daniel Broussé.

Tell Me is funded by Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Without Walls and Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement, commissioned by the Lowry Salford, Certain Blacks, Stockton International Riverside Festival, An Indian Summer, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and in association with MimeLondon, Summerhall and 101 Outdoor Arts.

 

 

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