Daytime Deewane – Community

By Azan Ahmed

16 — 25 Oct 2025

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1997. London. A daytime nightclub.

Meet cousins Farhan and Sadiq. One quiet, one wild, both looking to escape.

Set in the legendary daytime raves of the 1990s, Daytime Deewane is a tender portrait of what it means to be torn between respect and rebellion. As the dance floor fills and the afternoon unfolds, Farhan is still clutching his school bag and how Sadiq got that Motorola flip phone is a mystery only he can solve.

The two young ravers open their hearts and stomp their feet as they try to figure out how to shake off their ancestral shame and be a good Muslim boy and a proper British man – and they’ve got until 6pm to figure it out.

This exhilarating play by award-winning UK writer Azan Ahmed is a tour-de-force of theatrical storytelling. Mixing spoken word and Bhangra fused dance music to create an immersive world that pulls audiences out of their seats and into the crowd for “one more tune” and a true taste of freedom.

Saturday 18 October 7:00pm OPENING ALLOCATION EXHAUSTED
Tuesday 21 October 7:00pm
Wednesday 22 October 7:00pm
Thursday 23 October 7:00pm
Friday 24 October 7:00pm
Saturday 25 October 2:00pm
Saturday 25 October 7:00pm

 

AGE RECOMMENDATION:  13 +
Approx. 70 mins

 

Please email education_riverside@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au if you have wheelchair requirements and leave a note about all access requirements for your group or person to ensure they’re well supported during the show.

ACCESSIBILITY 

In English.
Wheelchair accessible.
Companion Card accepted.
Assistive Hearing system available (FM).

Find out more about accessibility at PHIVE.

 

Cast and Creatives

CAST AND CREATIVES

CAST
Ariyan Sharma
Ashan Kumar

CREATIVES
Playwright Azan Ahmed
Director Sepy Baghaei
Costume Designer Rita Naidu
Lighting and Set Designer BROCKMAN
Composer / Sound Designer Chrysoulla Markoulli
Production Manager Andrew D Potvin
Stage Manager Justice Georgopoulos
Music Consultant Deepa Alam
Dialect/Voice Coach Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Choreographer Shyamla Eswaran
Fight Director Tim Dashwood
Cultural Consultant Aleena Rizvi

Content warning

As part of depicting the experience of British South Asians in the 1990s, at times characters in the play referred to language which is racially offensive.