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Image: A Fine Balance / Photographer: Manuel Harlan

Image: A Fine Balance
Photographer: Manuel Harlan
TAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY
Humour, New writing, Text based: medium

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Kristine Landon-Smith

Artistic Director
Sudha Bhuchar

Executive Director
Alex Darbyshire

Administrator/ Assistant Producer
Julia Good

Head of Development
Alexander Leiffheidt

Finance Officer
Jane Porter

ARTISTIC POLICY
To produce artistic work that reflects the experience of Asians from Britain or the Indian subcontinent through new commissions, adaptations of novels, theatre texts, films and devised work from various sources.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘The excellent Tamasha Theatre Company.’ The Guardian

‘The play zooms in on the smaller picture and evolves into something marvellous.’ Sunday Telegraph (A Fine Balance)

‘The company got the dialogue and dynamics spot on; I’ve never seen adult actors make a better job of portraying a bunch of kids.’ Time Out (Child of the Divide)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Trouble with Asian Men First commissioned and performed in a co-production with artsdepot in 2005, using verbatim performance techniques. Remounted at Soho Theatre in 2006 with a four week national tour, and at artsdepot in May 2007, with a two week national tour. (Approx. 70 mins, 4 on stage, 8 on the road.)

A Fine Balance An adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s novel. First performed and presented in association with Hampstead Theatre, January 2006. Remounted at Hampstead Theatre in April 2007, with a three-week national tour. (130 mins, including 20 min interval, 8 on stage, 15 on the road.)

Child of the Divide Written by Sudha Bhuchar. First performed as a co-production with Polka Theatre, May 2006. Remounted in January 2007, with a national and international tour including New York and Los Angeles. (80 mins, including 15 min interval, 5 on stage, 9 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
White Mughuls Adaptation of William Dalrymple’s work. (Details tbc)

Wuthering Heights: A Bollywood Musical (Details tbc)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Available on request to meet specific requirements.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 USA (Child of the Divide)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
The Trouble with Asian Men, A Fine Balance and Child of the Divide from January 2008