My English Persian Kitchen
My English Persian Kitchen is a one-woman play by Hannah Khalil, adapted from a story by Atoosa Sepehr and directed by Chris White. Making its US premiere after a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the play chronicles a woman's resettlement in England and later in Belfast after fleeing an abusive husband and her home country of Iran. Longing for her homeland, she turns to her mother's recipes for solace and strength as she rebuilds her life and spirit, and the performance features the live cooking of traditional Persian ash-e-reshteh (noodle soup) onstage, using the communal nature of food to bring audiences together around the joy of finding home. The production is a Solas Nua production in association with Mosaic Theater Company, generously supported by Culture Ireland, and has been hailed as a "thoroughly flavorful feast of a play" by The Guardian and described as "comfort theatre for the cold autumn season" by The Independent.
When: November 12 through December 6, 2026.
Venue: Mosaic Theater, presented as part of Mosaic Theater's 2026/27 season alongside other productions including Somewhere Over the Border, Natural History, 7th Street Echo, and Bad Kreyòl.
Tickets: Previews cost $42 for Thursday and Friday performances and $56 for Saturday and Sunday performances. Regular performances cost $53 for Thursday and Friday and $70 for Saturday and Sunday.
Discounts: Mosaic offers senior (65+) patrons 10% off with code SENIOR; $20 student tickets with code STUDENT; $20 educator tickets with code EDUCATOR; 10% off for military and first responders with code HERO; and $25 tickets for patrons 30 and younger with code UNDER30, limited to one ticket per order and not available on weekend matinees. A limited number of rush tickets are also available via walk-up cash purchase at the box office beginning one hour before each performance, and group discounts are available as well.
Lineup: Hannah Khalil is the playwright, Chris White is the director, and the play is based on a story by Atoosa Sepehr.
Run time: Not specified on the page.
Ages: Not specified on the page.
Note: The production is supported by the Partners Circle Visionary the Steinglass Family Fund, and Advocates Mimi Conway & Dennis Houlihan, and Stephen Stern & Margaret Hahn Stern. Mosaic states that in the spirit of welcome, it removes financial barriers to its work via senior, student, military, and need-based discounts.