Sisters 360 - (Plays for Young People) by Asif Khan (Paperback)

About the Book

Fatima and Salima, two skilled skateboarding step-sisters from Bradford, have their competition dreams shattered when their parents announce their separation and Fatima moves to London with her mum.

Book Synopsis

And we're gonna do a joint sister/sister routine that's gonna be so sick . . . that the judges are gonna go . . . 'wow, these girls . . . "Sisters 360" . . . are the next Hope Blacks!'

In Asif Khan's Sisters 360, Fatima and Salima are the closest, coolest, hijabi step-sisters in all of Bradford and they will win the 'Tiny is Mighty' skateboarding competition, there is no doubt about it.

They've practised every trick in the book, and look (almost) as good as Hope Black on the telly; just check out their YouTube channel if you're not convinced. Nothing will stop them. Except their parents have started whispering in the kitchen about living apart . . . about moving to different cities . . . only seeing each other in school holidays. How will they perfect their routine and win gold if their whole lives are about to turn 360 too? Only the greatest super plan ever concocted will help them achieve their dreams.

Inspired by real-life skateboarding sisters Layna, Maysa and Amaya, and their hero Olympic medallist Sky Brown.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at London's Polka Theatre in March 2025.

About the Author

Asif Khan is an award-winning writer and actor born and raised in Bradford. His debut play COMBUSTION toured the UK in 2017 and received various award nominations including, OffWestEnd's Best New Play award and Best Writer in the Stage Debut awards and wins for Best Production in The Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Awards (2018) and The Asian Media Awards (2017). In 2018 Asif won the Channel 4 Playwright's Scheme award with RIFCO and Watford Palace where he was commissioned to write a new play. In 2019, his play IMAAM IMRAAN was produced by the National Youth Theatre, directed by Iqbal Khan, playing at the Bradford Literary Festival. In 2020 Asif was long listed for Box of Trick's Screen/Play Award in association with Sky Studios. He is a Tamasha alumnus with whom he has developed two plays for teenagers. He was part of the BBC Comedy Room and was named on the BBC New Talent Hotlist in 2017. His five-part audio drama series THIS WEIRD NORMAL is available on various podcast platforms, produced by RADA Audio Productions. With Theatre503 Asif was one of the nineteen writers commissioned for the recent ImagiNation Festival 2020.