On stage

A candid look at grief, and how we show and hide it.

Isabelle's first show and the breakout show of the 2021 Fringe, bridging theatre and comedy: the year following her cousin's death by suicide. Chortle listed it among the best shows of the year. It sold out at EdFringe 2021 and transferred to Soho Theatre, then the Pleasance in London, back to the Fringe in 2022, and a small tour in 2023. She spoke about it on BBC Woman's Hour and Al Jazeera.

• ★★★★ “Devastatingly funny” British Theatre Guide
• ★★★★ “a sincere and creatively crafted show”
• ★★★★ “Top ten memorable shows of 2021”
• “Featured” BBC Woman's Hour

About (not) growing up, terrible decisions, and desperately failing to be a responsible adult at 36.

Her debut stand-up hour. Sold out at EdFringe 2022, transferred to VAULT Festival in London in 2023, and now on NextUp Comedy.

• “A heat-beating performance” Graham Norton
• “a really confident and well-crafted hour” Lmaonaise
• “a solid torrent of laughs” ThreeWeeks
• “solidly fun and enjoyable” The Skinny

A silly show about love and war.

Her first foray into character comedy and narrative work onstage: a love story about Nebuchadnezzar and his wife, his British assistant Jeff, and the theft of ancient artefacts for the British Museum.

In development for radio

Arabic for woman. Also girl. Also daughter.

A show about Isabelle's mother, and becoming one: childbirth, daughterhood, and the question of how Lebanese she actually is, and why, and whether she even looks it. No dates yet. Leave your email and be the first to know.

That's the end of this chapter. The line carries on in any of these:

• Introduction Home · Born and bred, plus the glazed ham →
• In character Acting · Classical training, telly and a crisp packet →
• Moving pictures Media · The reel, the ham and the voice →
• Particulars CV · Credits, specs and who to call →