1914: 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.T1760044916Company Vayu Naidu Company (in association with Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre). Director Chris Banfield. Design Marsha Roddy. Performer Vayu Naidu (Storyteller). Performer Ros Stockwell (Annie Besant). Performer Narinder Samra (Krishnamurti). Performer Rohit Gokani (Gandhi). Performer Ruby Sahota (Sidra). Performer Ranjit Krishnamma (Narayaniah). | |
| 7 Jun 07 to 9 Jun 07 | artsdepot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L01956200694 |
| 1 Jun 07 to 3 Jun 07 | Old Rep, Birmingham :: V147 listing details L644306044 |
| 31 May 07 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L155144478 |
| 29 May 07 to 30 May 07 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L1467805040 |
| 22 May 07 to 27 May 07 | Cochrane Theatre, Inner London :: V181 listing details L0712782350 |
| 15 May 07 to 16 May 07 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L0182836444 |
| 10 May 07 to 12 May 07 | Peepul Centre, Leicester :: V0971366092 listing details L184076678 |
| 2 May 07 to 5 May 07 | Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V568 listing details L0147617450 |
| 25 Apr 07 to 28 Apr 07 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L032928429 |
