East Is East (play)
East Is East is a 1996 play by Ayub Khan-Din, first produced by Tamasha Theatre Company in co-production with the Royal Court and Birmingham Repertory Theatre. It is often cited as one of the key works to bring Asian culture to mainstream British audiences. The play is published by Nick Hern Books.History
East Is East was first performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Studio on 8 October 1996, before enjoying three sell-out London runs and an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Comedy. The play went on to be made into a BAFTA Award–winning film of the same name released in 1999, launching the careers of many of the play's original cast members.
A new production of the play starring Jane Horrocks and directed by Sam Yates was staged at the Trafalgar Studios in October 2014 as part of Jamie Lloyd's second Trafalgar Transformed season.Credits
- Director—Kristine Landon-Smith
- Designer—Sue Mayes
- Lighting Designer—Paul Taylor
- Dialect Coach—Jill McCullough
- Fight Director—Malcolm Ransom
- Original Cast—Imran Ali, Linda Bassett, Paul Bazely, Chris Bisson, Kriss Dosanjh, Emil Marwa, Jimi Mistry, Lesley Nicol, Zita Sattar, Nadim Sawalha
- Revival Cast—Ayub Khan-Din, Jane Horrocks, Amit Shah, Ashley Kumar, Darren Kuppan, Taj Atwal, Michael Karim, Sally Bankes, Hassani Shapi, Rani Moorthy, Karl Seth, Pam Bennett, Ash Rizi, Deepal Parmar
