October 2025
Elmet
The Javaad Alipoor Company
An epic northern noir.
Contains scenes of sexual violence
An epic northern noir – created for Bradford 2025 by The Javaad Alipoor Company.
Elmet is an explosive story of family, revenge and the ultimate price of holding on to your dignity – set in the wilds of the West Riding and receiving its world premiere at Bradford 2025.
Cathy, Daniel and Daddy are a family living apart from the world on a land “made of myths”. But now, a great reckoning is coming, led by an all-powerful landowner and his henchman – and it threatens to smash the foundations of everything they’ve built together.
Elmet is created for Bradford 2025 by The Javaad Alipoor Company, based on the 2017 Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by Fiona Mozley, and conceived and directed by the company’s founding Artistic Director, Javaad Alipoor, who grew up in Bradford.
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Based on the novel by Fiona Mozley.
Further credits to be announced.
Commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
Image courtesy of Telegraph & Argus.
The Javaad Alipoor Company presents Elmet
Based on the novel by Fiona Mozley. Conceived and Directed by Javaad Alipoor. Commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
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