Image detail from "The Night is Darkest Before the Dawn" by Abi Morgan, part of the Tricycle Theatre's "The Great Game: Afghanistan." Image credit: John Haynes.
Immerse yourself in 150 years of Afghanistan's culture and history this autumn as London’s Tricycle Theatre debuts in the United States with
The Great Game.
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