The Kite Runner

Back in the West End

This enchanting stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's bittersweet tale of a friendship torn apart against the backdrop of Afganistan in tumult returns to London this summer for a limited run. Opening at Wyndham's theatre in January to a warm reception, fans will have another eight weeks to catch this moving play and experience the beautiful, moving and redemptive world of Amir and Hassan.

up and away - the story of the kite runner

The Kite Runner follows the story of best friends, Amir and Hassan, a servant of his wealthy merchant father. They spend their simple yet idyllic existence flying kites, honing their skills. However, when the local bully assaults Hassan, Amir finds himself to his horror running away from his friend. Their kinship at an end through Amir's fraught feelings, both of their lives are further cleaved apart as the monarchy falls, the soviets invade and the Taliban seizes power.

Amir and his father flee the violence, leaving Hassan and his father to the fate of the warring tribes and the rise of the Taliban regime, ending up in the United States. But Amir is haunted by the fate of his friend, and embarks on a bittersweet journey after 9/11 to trace Hassan and beg forgiveness. However, the rise of of Taliban has changed everything, and Amir's search takes an ultimately different path.