The Mikvah Project (NHB Modern Plays)

A playful and poignant play about two men who meet every Friday in a north-west London Mikvah, a traditional Jewish pool used for ritual cleansing. Avi is married but childless. Eitan's voice is breaking and he's having wet dreams. At the Mikvah they talk about football, the synagogue choir, women. And as their bond deepens, a transformation begins... The Mikvah Project premiered at The Yard, London, in 2015, directed by the theatre's Artistic Director, Jay Miller. 'Strange, fascinating... beautifully nuanced... Azouz's script slides between varied narratives, staccato poetry and direct speech. Every moment feels rich with meaning' - Time Out

Josh Azouz's debut play The Mikvah Project premiered at the Yard Theatre in London and became the best-selling show in the theatre's history. He has completed writers groups at the Royal Court and The Bush, and is an associate artist for The Yard and MUJU (Muslim-Jewish Theatre Company.) Josh has directed for The Tricycle, Oval House and Library Theatre. Highlights include the Edinburgh festival show The Man Who Almost Killed Himself which was filmed for the BBC iplayer and Odeons nationwide. He also co-created the world's first comedy show on exercise bikes - Sink or Shpin. Other theatre includes Victoria's Knickers (NYT); 10,000 Smarties (Oxford Festival of Arts/ Three Street Productions). As Writer/ Director: Come In! Sit Down! (Tricycle); The Bike (Royal Court/Pimlico Playground). As Director: The Man Who Almost Killed Himself (Summerhall Edinburgh); Spur Of The Moment, The Good Person of Sichuan (ALRA); The Thunders (As Associate, Giffords Circus); On Dis Ting (Oval House); Gargantua (Capitol Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University/ Norfox Young People's Theatre); Sinbad (Freedom Studios / The Roundhouse).