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Mistaken...Annie Besant in India archive1914: India is simmering with discontent against the Raj. English activist Annie Besant arrives: political, charismatic, seeking a new start The English courts have taken her own children from her. India gives her a new faith - Theosophy; a new cause - Indian independence; and a new adopted family - two poor Brahmin boys, Krishnamurti and Nitya. The boys' father wants them back, but Annie is determined to proclaim Krishnamurti the new Messiah. Annie co-founds the Indian Home Rule movement, and is imprisoned by the British for sedition. Gandhi is at first her supporter, and later an opponent, as the boys' adoption is contested as fiercely as India's struggle for freedom. Will Annie's great love affair with India survive? ...Was she mistaken in her beliefs, her adoptions and her causes? A multi-racial cast collaborates to bring to life the incredible story of an amazing woman's relationship with India, and the boy who went on to become one of India's greatest teachers and thinkers. This is a celebration by a British Asian writer of the life of an extraordinary Englishwoman whose fight for Indian independence is the stuff of legend.

Cast/Performers

Vayu Naidu (Storyteller), Ros Stockwell (Annie Besant), Narinder Samra (Krishnamurti), Rohit Gokani (Gandhi), Ruby Sahota (Sidra), Ranjit Krishnamma (Narayaniah)

Creatives/Company

Author: Rukhsana Ahmad
Company: Vayu Naidu Company (in association with Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre)
Director: Chris Banfield
Design: Marsha Roddy

Mistaken...Annie Besant in India

Mistaken...Annie Besant in India (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1760044916. Details of all Mistaken...Annie Besant in India archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0386766817

Archive Listings

7 Jun 07
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artsdepot
Outer London, Greater London
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Old Rep
Birmingham, West Midlands
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31 May 07Oxford Playhouse
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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30 May 07
Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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27 May 07
Cochrane Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
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16 May 07
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre
Bracknell, Berkshire
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Peepul Centre
Leicester, Leicestershire
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Northern Stage
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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25 Apr 07
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28 Apr 07
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Guildford, Surrey
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