Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, Manchester Museum and University of Manchester
Come Closer - Memories of Partition
22nd September - 26th September 2017
MONOLOGUES, WRITERS & DIRECTORS
THE ECHOING CHAMBER written by Swati Simha Directed by Kash Arshad
Performed by Kiran L Dadlini
BHARAT MATA written by Dipali Das
Directed by Kash Arshad
Performed by Miriam Ahmed
SPIRITS OF SUNAAM written and performed by Hafsah Aneela Bashir
Directed by Nicole Morris.
AFTERTHOUGHT written by Tuheen Huda, Directed by Benedict Power
Performed by Nakib Narat
JAI HIND PAKISTAN ZINDABAD written by Satinder Chohan,
Directed by Nicole Morris
Performed by Shila Iqbal
JAAN written by Furquan Akhtar,
Directed by Caroline Kennedy
Performed by Kamal Kaan
IDENT written by Ravi Thornton,
Directed by Amy Hailwood
Performed by Jennifer Kay
PHONE CALL written by Asif Majid,
Directed by Ben Power
Performed by Sushil Chudasama
PART IT PART NOT written by Afshan D'souza-Lodhi,
Directed by Amy Hailwood
Performed by Shakera Bibi
KNIVES AND FORKS written by Sarah Sayeed, Directed by Caroline Kennedy P
erformed by Gina Gangar
A UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN MANCHESTER MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER BAME NETWORK, AHMED IQBAL ULLAH RACE RELATIONS RESOURCE CENTRE AND THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF PARTITION.
Seven decades on, the memories of Partition are still strong. Hear the voices of silent experiences, stories and hidden histories of Manchester’s South Asian communities in 10 monologues from some of the North's most exciting playwrights.
Ten South Asian writers and spoken word artists have been commissioned by the Royal Exchange Theatre to create new monologues which will reveal the untold stories of the significance of Partition and the impact still felt today. These monologues are inspired by the material that has emerged from the Memories of Partition Oral History project at Manchester Museum.
