The Table - Paperback

by Aisha Zia (Author)

Nobody is a nobody. Life just moves.
Hope is hope is hope again.

Highlighting the experiences of first generation economic and war migrants in Peterborough, Bournemouth and London, this bold new play is made to change.

Every production of The Table is uniquely put together by each performance company using 32 scenes written by Scotsman Fringe First & Amnesty International Award-winning playwright, Peterborough-raised Aisha Zia, and based on four years of research with migrant communities across the UK.

The Table threads together deeply humane scenes about the challenging and joyous shared experiences of migrants in the UK.

This edition was published to coincide with the 62 Gladstone Street touring production in association with Leeds Playhouse, ARC in Stockton, Strike-A-Light in Gloucester, The Green Backyard, Metal Peterborough and Landmark Theatres for Counterpoints Refugee Week in June 2026.

Author Biography

Aisha Zia is Artistic Director of Kali Theatre, a writer and producer based in London and Bradford. She worked with Common Wealth on her first full-length play An Indecent Incident. She went on to complete her second full-length play, The Fox and the Libertine, gaining a distinction on her MA in Creative Writing at City University. Aisha was included in the 'Ave It' writers line up at the Old Vic Tunnels for the Coming Up Later Festival sponsored by Ideas Tap. She has worked as a researcher to Colin Teevan, an Intern at HighTide, and completed the Critical Mass Artist Development Programme at the Royal Court. Her first short film documentary Ridley Road was part of the East End Film Festival in 2011. Aisha worked as a writer on Our Glass House.