Fresh from a sell-out, five-star debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, Farah Ashraf’s award-winning solo show transfers to Soho Theatre.
Amna is a good Muslim daughter. Mostly. At home, she’s modest, obedient, invisible. Online, she’s PersianBaby – bold, flirtatious, watched. Pink Rabbit is a fierce, coming-of-age, darkly funny solo play about faith, female desire and the intoxicating power of attention.
As Amna hides her OnlyFans from her strict mother, the lies start to fracture. Caught between mosque and male gaze, shame and thrill, she begins to ask: who is she performing for?
Raw, intimate and electric, Pink Rabbit explores intergenerational and cultural conflict – and the dangerous moment when being seen finally feels better than being honest.
Brought to you by Olivier Award-winning actor, writer, director and dramaturg Alessandro Babalola and award-winning film & theatre company Little Stitch Productions.
Bestie! Award: Best Solo Show 2026 Winner.
Shedload-of-Future Fund 2026 Winner.
Filippa Bracanga Award 2026 Nominee.
Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence 2026 Nominee.
Creative Team
Alessandro Babalola
Director/DramaturgAlessandro Babalola
Director/DramaturgAlessandro Babalola is an Olivier Award-winning actor, writer, director and dramaturg from East London. His theatre work includes the acclaimed FLESH & BONE (National Theatre, Soho Theatre), which won a Scotsman Fringe First Award, Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre Award, Critics’ Choice Award and an Olivier Award. Screen credits include Season 3 of Top Boy (Netflix), Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Wrath of Man, Cursed (Netflix) and Unforgotten (ITV, 2020). His performance in Top Boy saw him named one of the Evening Standard’s “Ones to Watch” in 2020. Alongside acting, Alessandro has written and directed multiple stage works and is a Creative Associate of Soho Theatre, as well as Co-Chair of Soho Theatre Walthamstow.
Aoife Smyth
Associate DirectorAoife Smyth
Associate DirectorMulti-hyphenate artist Aoife Smyth has been creating theatre for the best part of a decade. Having worked on shows performed at the Bush, Almeida and Soho Theatre Walthamstow to name a few, Aoife’s style is boundlessly creative, pairing a keen eye for pacing with a knack for comedy; creating work specifically with modern audiences in mind. Aoife serves as Associate Director on Pink Rabbit.
Farah Ashraf
Writer
Farah Ashraf
WriterUsing her experience of having lived between South London and rural Pakistan as a teenager, Farah Ashraf creates work that is radical, provocative and emotionally unfiltered, centring stories that challenge cultural conventions and stereotypes. She trained with the National Youth Theatre (2019) and graduated from Oxford School of Drama (2023). Her theatre credits include Santi & Naz (Soho Theatre & UK Tour), Sisters 360 (Polka Theatre & UK Tour), and the lead role of Bobbie in The Railway Children (Bradford 2025). Screen credits include The Witcher (Netflix) and Riz Ahmed’s dark comedy Bait (Amazon Prime).
Daljinder Johal
Producer
Daljinder Johal
ProducerDaljinder Johal is a creative producer, primarily in screen and theatre. With six BFI NETWORK funded shorts, her films have screened at Tribeca Film Festival, London Film Festival, Aesthetica, Galway Film Fleadh. Fairview Park, based on the homophobic murder of Declan Flynn in 1980s Dublin, was one of the runners up for the Iris Prize’s Best British Short and screened on Channel 4 and RTÉ. She has also worked in TV, audio and theatre: working in development for Hat Trick Productions, producing for Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre and LAMDA and sharing her audio work on BBC Sounds. Her work platforms global majority and LGBT+ stories, often from the working-class and disabled communities. She works across the UK with a particular passion for regional storytelling, from being raised in both the East and West Midlands.