Theatre

‘The Cherry Orchard’ – Reimagined as a family space odyssey (video interview with writer Vinay Patel) & review

Doctor Who writer delves into space to explore uncertain future… LEANING on an image of his grandmother being the commander…

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‘Antigone’ – The Power and the Glory but whose? Classic Greek tragedy recast as urban potboiler

For the most part it works but having a Muslim family at the centre of it has both advantages and…

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‘Silence’ – Bringing the Partition of India to life in this moving dramatisation…

Fine play tells individual stories… By Suman Bhuchar TO MARK the 75th anniversary of the Partition of India, artistic director…

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Recording family stories from Partition and other major historical events and beyond…

Collating the oral histories of families who came to Britain…could you help? DOES your family have a story about how…

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Theatre bird bites: Incredible stage work – Silence; Antigone; The Cherry Orchard; The P-word; Peaceophobia; Final Farewell; Glitterball; Brown Boys Swim; Exodus; Evening Conversations…

It’s a cracking month of theatre for asianculturevultures, don’t miss…(in chronological order) By Mamie Colfox Breaking the taboo after 75…

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Edinburgh Fringe 2022: ‘Made In I̶n̶d̶i̶a̶ Britain’ – Honest and heartfelt – one Brown Deaf Boy’s story in BSL (review)

We’re back at one of the largest multi-arts festivals on the planet and in these last few days, there’s more…

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‘Closer’: Love, Sex aur Dhoka (cheating) – Iconic production gets stylish makeover in revival (review)

More than 20 years no one had seen anything quite like it on the stage… By Suman Bhuchar AFTER watching…

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Edinburgh: Sindhu Vee, Shazia Mirza, Eshaan Akbar: hair, coconut and new jokes, respectively; as well as Lockdown, care homes and US Supreme Court hacking…

There are some old and newer faces on Edinburgh Fringe’s comedy programme this year… By Mamie Colfox COMEDIAN Sindhu Vee…

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‘Counting and Cracking’ – Epic love story that links personal to political and tells story of Australia and Sri Lanka

Regarded as one of the shows to see in Edinburgh this year, this is storytelling at its most powerful across…

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‘Partition Voices: Untold British Stories’: award-winning broadcaster Kavita Puri feels a shift in attitudes on 75th anniversary, amidst new work…

Her journalism has charted the history of South Asian communities in Britain in the post-war period to the near present,…

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