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Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Behind the Beautiful ForeversT0555239414
India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he's as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a 'first-class person', while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum's first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood. Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction 2012, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale.
Author David Hare (based on the book by Katherine Boo)


Archive :: production:T0555239414, play:S0991098447, venue:V373

Special Performances


  • 2 Jan 15 Audio Described
  • 3 Jan 15 Audio Described
  • 4 Jan 15 Captioned
  • 14 Jan 15 Captioned
  • 14 Feb 15 Audio Described

Performance

VenueOlivier (National Theatre)
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From10th November 2014
Opened18th November 2014
To5th May 2015
When30, 31, Feb 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, Mar 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 23, 31, Apr 1, 10, 11, 13, May 1, 2, 4, 5 at 19:30. Mar 12 at 19:00. Jan 31, Feb 3, 14, 21, 24, Mar 21, Apr 1, 11, May 2, 5 Mats 14:30. Feb 1, 15, 22, Apr 12 Mats 14:00
What is currently on at Olivier (National Theatre) (V373)

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Company

Corporate Sponsor Travelex
Producer National Theatre (in association with Scott Rudin)
Director Rufus Norris
Design Katrina Lindsay
Lighting Paule Constable
Sound Paul Arditti
Performer Pal Aron
Performer Hiran Abeysekera
Performer Esh Alladi
Performer Nathalie Armin
Performer Vincent Ebrahim
Performer Sartaj Garewal
Performer Mariam Haque
Performer Thusitha Jayasundera
Performer Muzz Khan
Performer Ranjit Krishnamma
Performer Manjeet Mann
Performer Anjli Mohindra
Performer Ronak Patani
Performer Bharti Patel
Performer Anneika Rose
Performer Chook Sibtain
Performer Gavi Singh Chera
Performer Stephanie Street
Performer Meera Syal
Performer Anjana Vasan
Performer Assad Zaman
Performer Shane Zaza
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