Details

Loosely based on the real-life experiences of actress Felicity Kendal and her family, the story follows a troupe of British theatre players as they travel across 1960s India performing their particular brand of Shakespeare against the backdrop of a newly emerging nation; and of the tangled love affair which ensues between a young English actress, a rich Indian playboy, and a glamorous Bollywood star. Baba Shakespeare offers a new twist on the themes of cultural clash and identity by exploring the 1960s story through the lens of a contemporary Indian film director, interweaving it with the colour and spectacle of music and dance.

Creatives/Company

Producer: Tower Theatre (as part of the RSC Open Stages initiative)
Adapted by: Emmeline Winterbotham (suggested by the Merchant Ivory film Shakespeare Wallah of 1965 by Ruth Jhabvala and James Ivory)
Director: Emmeline Winterbotham
Choreographer: Shobna Gulati