Playwright Asif Khan: 'When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare'

by Anya Ryan

Sisters 360, Khan's new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls " and bring new audiences to the theatre Asif Khan first heard about Lena, Maysa and Ameya " the three Muslim skateboarding sisters from Hull who became social media stars in 2022 with their skills " from his mother-in-law. "She does this a lot.…