The Old Fire Station in Oxford presents the World Premiere of Before the Millennium by award-winning playwright Karim Khan.
Meet the Cast of Before the Millennium
Writer: Karim Khan
Karim Khan is a playwright and screenwriter based in Oxford. His sell-out show Brown Boys Swim won both the Fringe First and Popcorn Award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, and garnered a number of 5★ and 4★ reviews before transferring to Soho Theatre for two runs and a national tour the following year. His play Sweetmeats will premiere at the Bush Theatre in 2026 in a co-production with Tara Theatre.
He is currently working on new plays with the Royal Court Theatre, National Theatre and Soho Theatre. For screen, Karim wrote two episodes of All Creatures Great and Small, for which he won Best Debut at the Edinburgh TV Festival in 2023. He has also been developing a number of original TV projects and has worked in several writers’ rooms.
Karim is currently directing his debut short film with Amazon Prime and the National Film and Television School, where he graduated in 2019 on the MA Screenwriting programme. He has also been part of the Soho Writers Lab and the Royal Court Writers Group.
Director: Adam Karim
Adam’s JMK Award-winning production of Guards at the Taj (Orange Tree Theatre) was nominated for a Stage Debut Award and won the Eastern Eye Best Director Award in 2025. He was previously Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio and Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse.
Directing credits include: Julius Caesar (RADA), Macbeth (LAMDA), Guards at the Taj (Orange Tree Theatre), MANTELPEACE (Young Vic Taking Part), Platform (East15), Pressure Drop (Immediate Theatre / The Yard Theatre / schools tour), and Second Person Narrative (Rose Bruford @ Omnibus Theatre).
Associate and Assistant Director credits include Clyde’s, When Winston Went To War With The Wireless, Trouble in Butetown (Donmar Warehouse); The P Word (Bush Theatre, Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre); and Sorry, You’re Not A Winner (Paines Plough).
Hannah Khalique-Brown as Faiza
Hannah can next be seen reprising her lead role of Saara Parvin in the second season of Channel 4/Peacock’s The Undeclared War opposite Simon Pegg. Her acclaimed performance in season one drew unanimous praise including “Khalique-Brown, a newcomer, is sensational” (New Statesman) and “Khalique-Brown gives a masterclass in restrained acting” (The Times).
She continues her brilliant relationship with Mark Rylance and Peter Kosminsky in Wolf Hall (BBC), and stars in Netflix’s Black Doves alongside Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, as well as BBC1’s Virdee and HBO’s Dune Prophecy.
On the big screen, Hannah appeared opposite Margot Robbie and Kate McKinnon in Barbie, written and directed by Greta Gerwig. On stage, she led The Secret Garden (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), earning 5★ reviews in 2024. When not acting, she sings in the band Big Sky Orchestra.
Prabhleen Oberoi as Iqra
Prabhleen Oberoi is a London-based actress, dancer, and award-winning choreographer. A graduate of the Oxford School of Drama, her screen and stage credits include EastEnders, Netflix, Kylie Minogue, and The Jonas Brothers.
She recently made waves as the Commercial Bollywood Choreographer for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Holding a degree from the London School of Economics, Prabhleen is passionate about championing brown artistry and telling stories that celebrate shared humanity.
Gurjot Dhaliwal as Zoya
Gurjot Dhaliwal is a London-based actor who trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her stage credits include Our White Skoda Octavia, Shewolves, and Asian Girls in Therapy. Screen credits include Sweetpea (Sky Atlantic), Mr Bigstuff (Sky), and Extraordinary (Disney+).
Her self-written short film Pink or Blue (Rifco) premiered at the London Indian Film Festival 2025.