"the play is about the masks we wear to feel loved"
Farah Ashraf’s award-winning solo play Pink Rabbit will make its London debut following a run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The production will run Upstairs at Soho Theatre from November 24 to December 12, 2026, directed by the Olivier Award-winning Alessandro Babalola.
Pink Rabbit follows Amna, an 18-year-old British Pakistani woman who leads two very different lives.
At home, she presents herself as a polite, modest and obedient daughter. But online, she is PersianBaby, building intimacy and desire through an OnlyFans account her mother knows nothing about.
When a man contacts Amna on social media offering to pay for webcam calls, she is forced to confront the tension between her desire for financial independence and the expectations of her conservative upbringing.
As her carefully constructed identities begin to unravel, she starts questioning who she is really performing for.
Blending lyrical spoken word with direct audience engagement, Pink Rabbit explores faith, female desire, shame and the need to be seen, alongside the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma.
The play also examines the space available for women to express their desires, particularly within South Asian communities, where cultural expectations can shape how female sexuality is understood and experienced.
Directed by Babalola, who also serves as dramaturg, the production brings together a creative team that includes associate director Aoife Smyth and producer Daljinder Johal. It is presented by NAZAR Arts and Little Stitch Productions.
Ashraf trained with the National Youth Theatre before graduating from Oxford School of Drama in 2023. Her previous stage credits include playing Bobbie in The Railway Children in Bradford in 2025, while her screen appearances include The Witcher and Bait.
The production has received positive reviews, with The Scotsman describing Ashraf as a “Powerhouse performer”.
The Stage praised the play as a “deeply poetic reflection on the contradiction between faith and sexual freedom”, while Broadway World highlighted its “poignant social critique”.
The Skinny also described Ashraf as “A magnetic performer, whose next move will be worth watching”.
Reflecting on the development of the play, Ashraf said:
“It’s grown with me, from Edinburgh Fringe to Soho Theatre, pushing me to become a braver, bolder and more rigorous artist.
“I love creating work that’s messy, complex, funny and unapologetic.”
“At its heart, the play is about the masks we wear to feel loved, desired and accepted, and that very human need to feel seen. It’s about sex, but it’s not sexy.”
Pink Rabbit will run for 70 minutes at Soho Theatre’s Upstairs space on Dean Street, with the production recommended for audiences aged 16 and over.
The London run offers audiences an opportunity to see the award-winning solo show as it brings its exploration of identity, sexuality, cultural expectations and belonging to the capital.
