A Letter To England
A Double Bill of New British Plays by Nirjay Mahindru and Anders Lustgarten
A Double Bill of New British Plays by Nirjay Mahindru and Anders Lustgarten
The Blessing Way explores the struggles of an Indian ayah navigating the harsh realities of Victorian London amidst the backdrop of colonialism, while The Insurgents critiques contemporary class division through a kidnapping plot involving a shop owner and his sons in modern London.
About The Play
About The Play
The world premieres of two powerful new British political plays examining alienation and social unrest in our nation’s capital -set during the onset of India’s first War of Independence in 1857, and amidst the contemporary housing crisis – and a chance to see the first fruits of the work of the Finborough Theatre’s exciting new literary department.
The Blessing Way by Nirjay Mahindru
When the masters are mad, what shall the servants do? Commemorating the 150th anniversary of India’s first War of Independence (“The Indian Mutiny”) and the 60th anniversary of independence for India and Pakistan, The Blessing Way thrusts an innocent Indian ayah into London – the heart of the Empire’s treasure house, only to discover that beneath the bejewelled ceiling there is filth on the floor. Infected by Victorian London’s sickness, how will she fare in the land of the sahibs…
Cast in order of appearance
Loretta – Sukuntala Ramanee
Male – Scott Ainslie
The Insurgents by Anders Lustgarten
Fast-forward to today’s London and the class divide is back as private equity turns our city into a high fenced playground for a tax-exempt, big business elite. When a shop owner in Hackney discovers his sons making a stand for their home soil by kidnapping a senior partner, the powerful have a new mutiny on their hands. But what will become of the little man?
Cast in order of appearance
Wasserman – Andrew McDonald. And on 16 September 2007 only, Scott Ainslie
Abdullah – Robert Carragher
Metin – Adam Dahrouge
Yilmaz – George Antoni