Bhatti di Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti edito da Oberon Books Ltd

Bhatti

Plays One

EAN:

9781783191307

ISBN:

1783191309

Pagine:
96
Formato:
Paperback
Lingua:
Inglese
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Descrizione Bhatti

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti has written extensively for stage, screen and radio. Her first play Behsharam (Shameless) broke box office records when it was produced in 2001. Her second play Behzti (Dishonour) won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2005. Behzti rocked the world of theatre when it was cancelled after protestsin Birmingham, forcing the playwright into hiding. The play's closure sparked an international debate about offence and freedom of expression. In 2014, Khandan(Family) was co-produced by the Birmingham Rep and the Royal Court Theatre. This is her first collected works' volume. Behsharam (Shameless) Two daughters, two mothers, one father, a cardboard cut-out and a foul-mouthed granny - a household at war and a family which will do anything to protect its secrets. Behzti (Dishonour) Past her prime, Min happily spends her life caring for her frail, vicious mother, Balbir. Today, for the first time in years, they're heading out to the local Sikh temple. In a community where public honour is paramount, is there any room for the truth? Behud (Beyond Belief) A playwright attempts to make sense of her past by visitingthe darkest corners of her imagination. Inspired by the events surroundingBehzti, Behud is the compelling story of an artist struggling to be heard. Fourteen. 1983. Brainbox Tina's parents are always shouting, her mum says she's developing too quickly and her best friend Sharon has a dark secret. Thirty years later, Tina's life hasn't turned out quite how it was supposed to... Khandan (Family) Widowed matriarch Jeeto has a strong sense of her past and principles. She's spent her life working hard and making sacrifices for her children. But eldest son Pal isn't following in her footsteps. What happens when the legacy of a father collides with the dreams of his son?

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