Date: Oval House Theatre on Thursday 14th October at 7.45pm
This play was developed as part of the Royal Court Critical Mass Writers programme. Tickets: £5.
About the reading:
Title: Frangipani Hill
Author: Sharmila Chauhan
Director: Elizabeth Freestone
Synopsis: Escalating levels of female infantacide have forced polyandry to become the norm. Aya lives with her three husbands Sem, Omar and Jerome. Despite being adored by each of them, Aya yearns for a fourth husband. Though she tries to cajole them to accept her plans, each man struggles to find his place. As the wedding draws closer, Aya makes a discovery that could jeporadise everything...
About Sharmila:
Pharmacist, pharmacologist and writer; Sharmila lives at the intersection of medicine and art; writing poetry, prose and plays. Shortlisted for the Asian New Writer award (2009), Sharmila’s short stories have been published online and in print, including Tell Tales Vol 2 and most recently Happy Birthday to Me, (a collection of contemporary Asian writing). In 2009 she was part of the Royal Court's Critical Mass programme and has written two plays to date. Fascinated by all things transgressive, Sharmila work searches to uncover the quiet meaning of peoples’ lives. She lives in South London with her husband, little boy and cat Tashi.
About Kali Theatre:
Kali is the UK’s only theatre company dedicated to championing female writers with a South Asian background. We seek out talented writers who can inspire and entertain with fresh and original work. Our London Tales season kicks off withTalkback. We’ve chosen five of the best of the new plays we have been working on this year and are presenting them as rehearsed readings to give you the opportunity to experience some of the freshest and most original new theatre writing around.
Book here.
This play was developed as part of the Royal Court Critical Mass Writers programme. Tickets: £5.
About the reading:
Title: Frangipani Hill
Author: Sharmila Chauhan
Director: Elizabeth Freestone
Synopsis: Escalating levels of female infantacide have forced polyandry to become the norm. Aya lives with her three husbands Sem, Omar and Jerome. Despite being adored by each of them, Aya yearns for a fourth husband. Though she tries to cajole them to accept her plans, each man struggles to find his place. As the wedding draws closer, Aya makes a discovery that could jeporadise everything...
About Sharmila:
Pharmacist, pharmacologist and writer; Sharmila lives at the intersection of medicine and art; writing poetry, prose and plays. Shortlisted for the Asian New Writer award (2009), Sharmila’s short stories have been published online and in print, including Tell Tales Vol 2 and most recently Happy Birthday to Me, (a collection of contemporary Asian writing). In 2009 she was part of the Royal Court's Critical Mass programme and has written two plays to date. Fascinated by all things transgressive, Sharmila work searches to uncover the quiet meaning of peoples’ lives. She lives in South London with her husband, little boy and cat Tashi.
About Kali Theatre:
Kali is the UK’s only theatre company dedicated to championing female writers with a South Asian background. We seek out talented writers who can inspire and entertain with fresh and original work. Our London Tales season kicks off withTalkback. We’ve chosen five of the best of the new plays we have been working on this year and are presenting them as rehearsed readings to give you the opportunity to experience some of the freshest and most original new theatre writing around.
Book here.
