Hijra

Archive Listings for Hijra

T01080344121 (WYP02) Director Ian Brown. Design Belinda Ackermann. Lighting Tim Skelly. Sound Mic Pool. Director Faroque Khan (movement). Performer Harmage Singh Kalirai (Guru Hijra). Performer Guy Rhys (Nils). Performer Raj Ghatak (Raj). Performer Rez Kempton. Performer Charubala Chokshi. Performer Harvey Virdi. Performer Mala Ghedia. Performer Josephine Welcome.
9 Feb 02 to 9 Mar 02	West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds :: V977 listing details L01605225696
T01165889559 (BUSH00) Hijra has been developed through The Bush's A4E programme, supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England.Company The Theatre Royal Plymouth. Company Bush Theatre. Director Ian Brown. Design Bob Bailey. Costume Bob Bailey. Lighting Aideen Malone. Sound Mic Pool. Choreographer Jiva. Performer Sharon Maharaj. Performer Charubala Chokshi. Performer Leena Dhingra. Performer Natalie Tinn. Performer Raj Ghatak. Performer Rez Kempton. Performer Emil Marwa. Performer Bhasker Patel.
15 Nov 00 to 9 Dec 00	O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, Outer London :: V353 listing details L2011868675
15 Nov 00 to 9 Dec 00	The Bush Theatre, Inner London :: V300 listing details L1006052894
19 Oct 00 to 4 Nov 00	Theatre Royal, Plymouth :: V895 listing details L073003911

Details

Play :: It's the Bombay wedding season, when ambitious mothers hunt for future brides and grooms to the music and dancing of the Hijras, the rude, crude and lewd eunuchs, who, according to Hindu tradition, have the ability to grant wishes and cast spells. Nil's mother thinks she has found him a nice docile girl to settle down with - but Nils has already been cruising and found himself Raj, a nice Indian boy and adopted son of the Guru Hijra. Sparks fly when the plan to smuggle Raj back to Wembley dressed as a Rani, Nil's 'wife' misfires and it takes all of the Guru Hijra's supernatural powers to avoid disaster! Ash Kotak graduated from the London International Film School in 1987. He has written directed and produced several short films and has theatre commissions from the Theatre Royal Plymouth and the National Theatre Studio.

Author

Ash Kotak