A Fine Balance - Bhuchar, Sudha

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Auteur(s) : Bhuchar, Sudha - Landon-Smith, Kristine - Mistry, Rohinton

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/04/2007

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 116.0

ISBN : 9780713688238

Résumé :

Based on the Booker-shortlisted novel by Rohinton Mistry and
adapted by Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith, this programme text
edition of A Fine Balance is published to coincide with Tamasha Theatre Company's 2007 revival and tour of the hit play.

India, 1975, and a callous government has declared a State of Emergency.


In these uncertain times a spirited Parsi widow
determined to avoid a second marriage takes a student boarder and two
Hindu tailors into her ramshackle flat. The four strangers whose lives have
become inextricably linked find themselves crossing divides of caste,
class and religion to form the most unexpected of friendships.

Produced by Tamasha - creator of the groundbreaking East is East and the award-winning musical Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral - A Fine Balance was first seen at Hampstead Theatre in 2006, where it enjoyed a sell-out run.

'it tells a grim tale with wit, warmth and a keen eye for the join between public policies and private lives' The Times****
'nothing short of a miracle' Sunday Telegraph
'a moving but unsentimental homage to endurance, asking for no pity, only understanding' Sunday Times

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Biographie:
Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith are co-founders of Tamasha Theatre Company and have collaborated on adaptating a number of works for the stage, including Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral and Strictly Dandia. In 2006 Tamasha produced Bhuchar's adaptation A Child of the Divide to great acclaim....

Sommaire:

Sudha Bhuchar is an acclaimed actor/playwright/founder of Bhuchar Boulevard. As co-founder of Tamasha, with Kristine Landon-Smith, their landmark work includes A Fine Balance &the award-winning musical Fourteen Songs Two Weddings and a Funeral. Other plays include Child of the Divide (Winner Asian media awards 2018), My Name is.. (also adapted for Radio 4) & The House of Bilquis Bibi (Lorca's The House of Bernada Alba transposed to Pakistan). Recent commissions are Touchstone Tales (RevolutonArts/Wellcome Collection) and French like Faiza (Radio3 cowritten with Ilana Navaro). Sudha has written and is appearing in her one woman show, Evening Conversations.
Acting credits include Khandan (Royal Court /Birmingham Rep),The Village (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and Lions and Tigers (Globe Theatre). TV includes Coronation street, Stella & Noughts and Crosses. Film: Mogul Mowgli, Mary Poppins Returns and Happy New Year Colin Burstead. Sudha was a finalist for BBC Radio 4's Audio drama awards (2019) for My Son the Doctor (co- written with Saleyha Ahsan) and was awarded Eastern Eye's ACTA award for her contribution to the Arts. As dramaturg, Sudha recently worked with Nyla Levy on Does My Bomb Look Big in This? and Tuyen Do on Summer Rolls.