Details

This poignant coming-of-age tale follows Meena, the irreverent teenage daughter of the only Punjabi family in the mining village of Tollington. When she becomes friends with the impossibly feisty Anita, she thinks she's found her soul mate but her world is turned upside down and she finds herself caught between her two cultures. Adapted from the much-loved novel by the award-winning playwright, Tanika Gupta and with especially composed music by the Ringham brothers, Anita And Me paints a colourful portrait of village life in 1970's West Midlands during the era of flares, power cuts and glam rock. World Premiere

Cast/Performers

Mandeep Dhillon (Meena), Jalleh Alizadeh (Anita), Ayesha Dharker (Meena's mother), Ameet Chana (Daljit), Amy Booth-Steel, Janice Connolly (Mrs Worrall), Amy Booth-Steel (Mrs Ormerod), Joseph Drake (Sam), Kiren Jogi (Aunty Shaila), Megan McCormick (Tracey), Terek Merchant (Ned), Chris Nayak (Uncle Amman), Yasmin Wilde (Nanima)

Creatives/Company

Author: Meera Syal
Presented by: Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company (in association with Theatre Royal Stratford East)
Adapted by: Tanika Gupta
Director(s): Roxana Silbert, Ann Yee (movement)
Design: Liz Ascroft
Lighting: Chahine Yavroyan
Sound(s): Ben Ringham, Max Ringham