East Is East
A revival of the modern British classic, on a revolving 1970s Salford set.
Dates
18 April – 10 June 2017 (Northern Stage 18 April – 13 May 2017; Nottingham Playhouse 25 May – 10 June 2017)
Venues
- Northern Stage, Newcastle
- Nottingham Playhouse
Writer
Ayub Khan Din
Chip shop owner George has his work cut out as head of the Khan household. Back in George’s homeland, Pakistan, a father rules the house; but in 1970s Salford, his teenage children are proving quite the challenge. Sajit refuses to take his parka off; Saleem is meant to be studying engineering but is in fact drawing nudes on a Foundation Art course; and Abdul and Tariq are doing everything they can to avoid marrying the wealthy Mr Shah’s hefty daughters. Amidst chain-smoking and rounds of tea, George’s English wife Ella tries to keep the peace. Staged on a revolving set designed by Linbury Prize-winner Grace Smart, with a 70s soundtrack remixed by Chris Bartholomew, this Nottingham Playhouse / Northern Stage co-production reinvented the modern British classic that became a BAFTA-winning film.
Cast
- Vicky Entwistle (Ella)
- Kammy Darweish (George Khan)
- Viraj Juneja (Sajit)
- Sabrina Sandhu (Meenah)
- Raj Bajaj (Saleem)
- Omar Malik (Tariq)
- Simon Rivers (Abdul)
- Deven Modha (Maneer)
- Judy Flynn (Auntie Annie)
- Rez Kabir (Doctor / Mr Shah)
Creative team
- Writer
- Ayub Khan Din
- Director
- Suba Das
- Designer
- Grace Smart
- Lighting Designer
- Prema Mehta
- Sound Designer
- Chris Bartholomew
- Movement Director
- Lucy Cullingford
- Assistant Director
- Meghan Doyle
Press
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Suba Das' staging strikes a superb balance between comedy and drama.
The Times (Critics' Choice) -
Revived with meticulous care in this hugely enjoyable and moving new co-production. Director Suba Das does a masterly job of bringing to life this tale of identity confusion.
Chris Collett — The Stage · ★★★★ -
The cast deliver astonishing performances under Suba Das's subtle yet pacy direction. Cracking stuff. Don't miss it.
British Theatre Guide -
The direction by Suba Das is exemplary, with much thought going into Sajit as a blinkered embryonic observer of the Khan family affairs.
Phil Lowe — East Midlands Theatre · ★★★★★
Production photography: Pamela Raith