Play
a small and quiet light
In occupied Paris, a captured British agent faces a Gestapo interrogator while memories of family, love and the choices that brought her to war begin to surface.
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Productions
Past productions(1)
- Chichester Festival Theatre · Minerva Theatre · Chichester — 21 August – 12 September 2026
- Orange Tree Theatre · London — From 21 September 2026 · booking through 24 October 2026
The story
Stephanie Street’s new play tells the story of Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator sent undercover into France by Britain’s Special Operations Executive. Beginning with her capture in 1943, it looks back through the life that led her from a spiritual upbringing and musical ambitions to resistance work in Nazi-occupied France.
In the room
A historically grounded wartime drama built around interrogation, memory and Noor’s inner life rather than a conventional espionage adventure. Priyanga Burford leads an ensemble production directed by Elin Schofield, moving between Noor’s imprisonment, her training and relationships, and the experiences that shaped her decision to remain in France despite the danger.
Good fit if you like
character-led historical drama, stories about resistance and moral courage, wartime thrillers that focus on the people behind the intelligence work, and new plays built around remarkable real lives.
Details
- From 21 Sept 2026
- Booking until 24 Oct 2026
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Cast & crew
Cast(7)
- NoorPriyanga Burford
- VogtCaoilfhionn Dunne
- Abba / Jepson / SoldierPaksie Vernon
- Young Noor / PianistKiah Arya
- Amma / Vera / Wesselow / KeifferAmanda Hadingue
- Viennot / Mams / YolandeLéa des Garets
- Bhai / Cartaud / Guard / SoldierTripti Tripuraneni
Creative & crew(14)
- Director
- Elin Schofield
- Composer
- Nicola T Chang
- Writer
- Stephanie Street
- Set designer
- Anna Yates
- Costume designer
- Anna Yates
- Lighting designer
- Ryan Joseph Stafford
- Sound designer
- Tingying Dong
- Casting director
- Jacob Sparrow
- Dialect coach
- Zoe Littleton
- Production dramaturg
- Diyan Zora
- Fight director
- Sam Lyon-Behan
- Assistant director
- Amy Crighton
- Intimacy director
- Adi Gortler
- Consultant producer
- Priyanga Burford / Dawn Chorus Films