Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Had the potential to be an exposé of the real Afghanistan rather than the sanitised one portrayed in mainstream media. Instead it was an autobiographical account of the challenges the narrator had in getting commissions or regular radio slots. His trip out to Afghanistan felt a vehicle to this end rather than an opportunity to open eyes to the continuing horrors for ordinary people there trying to live lives. His visit there felt exploitative and no more so than the final photograph of the haunted child. Rather than packing a final punch, it felt voyeuristic in the extreme and made me feel uncomfortable that this child’s dignity was further eroded with her bring photographed for commercial theatre.

A passionate and emotional account of the war in Afghanistan. 5* A thought provoking show.

Tries to deal honestly with complex moral issues arising from complex situations, largely succeeds, and is often funny in the process. At the end, after a mea culpa or two, he finds an ingenious, deliberately uncomfortable way of confronting 'us' with the same dilemmas. Do we laugh? Do we cry? Do we applaud? Do we 'do something' and, if so, what?

Very emotional and informative performance, thought provoking and touching

You don’t often see such impassioned delivery. I was pinned to my seat by this and my attention did not wander even for a second.

This is a heartfelt and at times hard hitting show performed confidently and effectively by a seasoned performer.

Very hard hitting but great Show. Well worth seeing and so interesting to see how Henry's view of Afghanistan changed. A talented performer

Found out a lot about the trials and tribulations of the author trying to get rich but little about Afghanistan. He's making money out of a trip 20 years ago that lasted a few days and leaves you with a haunting image. That's the real story but you don't find out about Afghanistan. Would not recommended. Not informative.

Hard hitting fast paced harrowing- makes you think. Go see it

Having seen Angel in 2019 and being deeply moved by it, I had to see this. Hard to review this, a travel log venturing into dangerous territory. Glad I saw this. Didn’t expect the overwhelming emotion at its conclusion.

Incredible

Very good show providing light hearted moments mixed into the seriousness of the subject at hand. It was clear to see Naylor's passion to do the subject justice and help his audience to see beyond war propaganda.
Have always wanted to see one of his shows and was not disappointed.
Hoping will get to see his other show Angel

This won't be everyone's cup of tea for all sorts of reasons but I liked it. Go and see what you think.