Production photos by Ali Wright
2021 idea development for an immersive exhibition, space to share thoughts and learn and perform the show
Set and Costume Design for New Writing | Vault Festival 2020, U.K. Tour & Edinburgh Fringe 2023
Directed by Nastazja Domaradzka
Written & Performed by Peyvand Sadeghian
Video & Lighting Design by Al Orange
Composition & Sound Design by Roshi Nasehi
Assistant Director & Stage Management by Ria Samartzi
Produced by Penny Babakhani, Libby Liburd
Other members of the Creative Team have not been named to protect their identity and safety
The first iteration of ‘DUAL’ was performed as part of the 2020 Vault Festival. It has then since been developed with concept design funding from the Arts Council and Barbican Theatres. A tour of an edited version of the 2020 production has since been performed in 2023.
One woman, two passports, and two names: Peyvand is British. Parisa is Iranian. As a child Peyvand visited Iran with her father. They’re held by the Iranian government, unable to return to the UK…Peyvand eventually returns and makes a show about it. But what of Parisa?
An award-winning work featuring drag, animation, puppetry, and the voice of Pedar. Peyvand and Parisa fracture and multiply to an Anglo-Persian pop soundtrack as they ask how they can be advocates for themselves and allies to each other.
Dual دوگانه is a multilingual, multidisciplinary, multi-form work with a live theatre show at its core devised and performed by Peyvand Sadeghian in collaboration with a female-led, multi-ethnic and multinational artistic team.
This project was selected for publication for the SBTD Catalogue in 2023
Hello Stranger, editors Kathrine Sandys, Lucy Thornett
“Set Designer Isabella Van Braeckel has creatively pieced together a giant projector wall made out of correx sheet boards – sounds simple! However, the illusion in front of me creates an atmosphere reminiscent of an art exhibition.”
Jay Grainger, A Younger Theatre
“Dual دوگانه has boundless artistic vision. It is bold, meaty, and ambitious. ”
Jay Darcy, Jadar U.K.
“The design is particularly sophisticated for a festival show, with the patchwork aesthetic of the show’s structure also being evident”
The Play’s The Thing
“But along with this powerhouse writing, voice & physicality we get these VISUALS! Documentary, animation, light, fragmented screens, simply-transformational costumes – the most cohesive design we’ve seen at Vault Festival… maybe ever?”
Bechdel Theatre
Isabella Van Braeckel : Designer for Performance 