Details

My Grandma's a Walrus is a one-woman play about Naira, a mixed-race girl, deemed too white to be Indian and too brown to be English. Set within a hectic, colourful, Indian wedding, we follow the relationship between Naira and her grandmother, Chaiji. Naira speaks only English and Chaiji speaks only Hindi, however this doesn't hinder their relationship and rather poses the question: "Is language integral to love?" A piece of storytelling told by Naira and an ensemble of puppeteers, who create a world of flying carpets, cigarette stubs, magic shoes and mad aunties!

Cast/Performers

Genevieve Sabherwal, Hille Auvinen (puppeteer / ensemble), Hannah Mullen (puppeteer / ensemble), Lewis Williams (puppeteer / ensemble), Samuel Xavier (puppeteer / ensemble)

Creatives/Company

Author: Genevieve Sabherwal
Presented by(s): Dirty Mango Theatre Company, The Alchemist Theatre
Director: Rachel Beasant
Sound: Zeena Avari
Lighting: Megan Burchell
Producer(s): Rachel Beasant, Genevieve Sabherwal
Other(s): Luke Clarke (directing mentor), Christopher Brett Bailey (writing mentor), Helen Foan (puppeteer mentor)