a love letter to the Nightingale

Enchanting, Immersive, Intimate, Epic

a love letter to the Nightingale is a saga about love, an immersive world of cinematic and theatre magic merged with Persian mythology. This poetic epic brings you the tragic tale of the Nightingale and marks the theatrical debut of award-winning video artist Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson.  

Somewhere within the lands of dreams and nightmares, this tale takes audiences across captivating landscapes. The Nightingale tells us of her tragedy. She is tethered to two faces; Rage and Reason. They speak. The theatre fills with an enchanting pulse of vivid film, light, sound, movement & spoken word.  

The legend unveils the mystery behind the Nightingale’s broken melody. We witness the eruption, release, and flow of rebirth, pain and courage – an ode to those who hope for a better tomorrow.

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Detailed content warnings regarding use of herbal cigarettes. 

Please be aware that this performance includes the use of herbal cigarettes which are NOT conventional cigarettes as they are Tobacco and Nicotine FREE. Detailed information about these cigarettes can be found here.

• Lead Artist / Director

  Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson

• Producer

  Jessica Russell

• Co-Writer

  Cara Flame

• Acting Coach

  Myles Pollard

• Consultant

  Asha Kiani

• Directing Mentor

  Daley Rangi

• Composer / Soundscape Artist

  Ashton Namdar

• Dramaturg

  Jay Emmanual

• Publicist

  Trisha Soni

• Actors

  Danny Aghaie
  Ashkaan Hadi

• Film Actors

  Misha Noori
  Asha Kiani

• Consultant

  Araan Kousari

• Director of Photography

  Elliott Nieves

• Film Narrator

  Rouha Alizadeh

• Translators (Farsi)

  Arjang Pirmorady
  Rouha Alizadeh

• Stage Manager

  Hayley Neil

• Lighting Designer

  Matthew Erren

• Sound Facilitator

  Rebecca Riggs-Bennett