Next Customer, please!

University of Oxford Student Season: Michaelmas Term 2026Presented by University of Oxford student company Likehearted ProductionsBy Yusuf NaeemThe inaugural production of Likehearted Productions, Next Customer, Please! is set within the familiar, nostalgic, and ever-present British corner shop.Exploring the British South Asian diaspora’s experience, the play captures the multifaceted everyday life of shop-owner Uncle Iqbal, and his employee, Sohail. Through a rotation of colourful characters and poignant dialogue, Iqbal’s relationship with his identity as a father, neighbour, and boss is crafted and promptly disrupted. Funny, intimate, and sharp, the production promises a fresh look at a familiar space and looks beyond the words “Next customer, please!”