
A Fine Balance
Methuen Drama (Publisher)
Published on 5. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-7136-8823-8 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the Booker-shortlisted novel by Rohinton Mistry and adapted by Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith, this programme text edition of A Fine Balance is published to coincide with Tamasha Theatre Company's 2007 revival and tour of the hit play. India, 1975, and a callous government has declared a State of Emergency. In these uncertain times a spirited Parsi widow determined to avoid a second marriage takes a student boarder and two Hindu tailors into her ramshackle flat. The four strangers whose lives have become inextricably linked find themselves crossing divides of caste, class and religion to form the most unexpected of friendships. Produced by Tamasha - creator of the groundbreaking East is East and the award-winning musical Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral - A Fine Balance was first seen at Hampstead Theatre in 2006, where it enjoyed a sell-out run. 'it tells a grim tale with wit, warmth and a keen eye for the join between public policies and private lives' The Times**** 'nothing short of a miracle' Sunday Telegraph 'a moving but unsentimental homage to endurance, asking for no pity, only understanding' Sunday Times
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
133 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-8823-8 (9780713688238)
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Persons
Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith are co-founders of Tamasha Theatre Company and have collaborated on adaptating a number of works for the stage, including Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral and Strictly Dandia. In 2006 Tamasha produced Bhuchar's adaptation A Child of the Divide to great acclaim.