“I’m not from here.”
A man arrives with a suitcase, a camera, and a voice that seems sad somehow.
He speaks of homeland, parents, lost loves, strange customs... the narrative unravels into a mosaic of unfinished thoughts and philosophical detours; A microphone picks up his distorted speech; A camera captures his eyes, lips, old photos, debris, and you... too. Images appear behind him, what it means to be seen?
This August, internationally acclaimed actor and director Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu brings his visceral, high-intensity solo performance Dünyada to Camden Fringe. Reimagining Will Eno’s celebrated monologue Title and Deed, the production arrives in London fresh from Istanbul’s underground theatre scene, offering an evocative exploration of migration, identity drift, and the fragile necessity of being witnessed in a digital age.
Dünyada, meaning “in the world”, is a formally adventurous solo theatre that tears the fabric of one-person play through cinematic camera work, visual extension and sound design. Nuroğlu performs a dual role as both actor and live cinematographer, walking the thin line between the mundane duties of keeping things going and the emotional disorder of remembering (like all of us). In a raw, technical struggle, he manages lighting and soundscapes in real-time, creating a parallax between his physical body and his digital ghost. The production transforms the audience from mere spectators into active material, as the camera turns to film the watchers, projecting their silent presence into the heart of the monologue.
Intimate, funny, unsettling, and deeply, deeply human.
Dünyada. A salute to the progress in life, to being here, now, right now. On stage.
Supported by Yunus Emre Institute London (@yeelondra), a Turkish institution dedicated to promoting Turkish language and culture around the world, which is also holding an in conversation with Nuroğlu ahead of his Camden Fringe appearance.
Performance Details
Dates and times:
Monday 3 August, show starts 9pm
Tuesday 4 August, show starts 9pm
Sunday 9 August 2026, show starts 7pm
Language: English
Duration: Approximately 70 minutes
Venue: The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH
Admission: tickets are priced £15, £12 concessions
Tickets: available from Camden Fringe – click here. Enjoy 15% off with the exclusive discount code DUNYADA15
Info: more information about this show is available on the Dünyada website
