Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi

The World Culture Festival – Karachi 2026 presents, one more show of ‘Rukhsati’ on audience’s popular demand, a romantic comedy play from UK, that showcases Love, regret, & the weight of izzat.

Rukhsati is a funny, moving and intimate British Pakistani two-hander set during a South Asian wedding in Tooting, London. Nighat and Tariq, former lovers now in their mid-forties, unexpectedly find themselves alone together and revisit the choices, loyalties and expectations that shaped their lives.

The play moves between present-day confrontation and memories of youth, using live music and a DJ-led soundscape to unlock nostalgia and collective memory. At its heart are questions of love, marriage, family, identity, belonging and the lives we might have lived. Its cultural world is unmistakably British Pakistani: two people raised in London negotiating inherited Pakistani values, British life, migration, memory and generational change. That specificity is also what makes the story travel.

Language: English | Duration: 80 Minutes

Date: 15th Nov 2026 | Time: 4:00 PM
Venue: Studio 2, Arts Council Karachi

Entry is free for all, but registration is mandatory.
Free registration at www.acpkhi.com/events (Link in bio)

The World Culture Festival Karachi 2026 runs from 29 October to 22 November 2026.

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