The docu-play is an extraordinary, true story of a British comedian and photographer in war-torn Afghanistan. Performed by Henry Naylor, Afghanistan Is Not Funny has been one of the leading award winners in this year’s international fringe circuit. We start the week with this amusing piece which intersects the world of journalism, theatre and comedy.

Credits

Henry Naylor - Writer-Performer

Sam Maynard - Photographer/Co-Producer

Martha Lott - Co-director

Darren Lee Cole - Co-director

About the artist

Henry is a multi-award-winning UK playwright who has been described by British critics as ‘one of our best new playwrights’ (Ann Treneman, The Times) and ‘the Fringe’s unofficial star writer-in-residence’ (Mark Lawson, New Statesman). He has written seven plays, all of which have premiered at Edinburgh’s Gilded Balloon. In all, they have won, or been nominated for 45 international awards, including the leading theatre awards at the Edinburgh, Adelaide, Hollywood and Prague Fringes.