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Category Archives: Performing Arts – United Kingdom

Dara to Rule the British Stage

21 Friday Nov 2014

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Dara Shikuh

For the first time in the history of Pakistani theatre, a stage play has been adapted by a British production team and will open at the National Theatre in London on January 20, [2015]. Originally written by acclaimed playwright Shahid Nadeem, Dara has been commissioned by National Theatre director Sir Nicholas Hynter, directed by associate director Nadia Fall and adapted by Tanya Ronder.  The cast members are well-known British actors, many of them of South Asian origin.

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Flock at Northern Stage, Newcastle

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

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Flock

A magical piece of theatre inspired by the Arab Spring and conjured up with the help of local residents and artists will unfold at Northern Stage in Newcastle this week against the backdrop of an origami forest. The setting for Flock, which will also feature a birdsong-inspired score, has been created by visual artist Yvette Hawkins, one of several local talents to collaborate on the imaginative show with theatre company Zendeh.

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