julia samuels
Writer/Performer: Afreena Islam-Wright
Director/Dramaturg: Julia Samuels
Designer: Miriam Nabarro
Sound Designer: Keith Saha
Home (Manchester), Traverse (Edinburgh) & Community Tour (2025)
Do you remember 90’s sitcom Goodness Gracious Me? One of Nina Wadia’s many characters swore she could make everything at home ‘with a small’ what? 
If that got your brain buzzing, you’ll love Lucky Tonight!, an interactive pub quiz-meets-theatre show packed with humour, heart, and general knowledge.
Hosted by quizmaster extraordinaire (and former contestant of The Chase!) Afreena, this one-woman show takes you from Old Trafford to Chittagong on a witty, moving journey through identity, heritage, and what it means to be ‘British-ish’.
Along the way, Afreena weaves trivia with truth, putting her audience through their paces as she navigates what it means to belong without neatly fitting into either “British” or “Bangladeshi”.
A quick-fire, genre-blending night of quizzes, comedy, and cultural commentary, Lucky Tonight! is theatre for sharp minds and open hearts.
And yes, the answer is aubergine.
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Lucky Tonight! won Best Peformance at the Manchester Culture Awards 2025
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