30 Monologues and Duologues for South Asian Actors: Celebrating 30 years of Kali Theatre's South Asian women playwrights

by Kali Theatre, Kali Theatre (Editor)

Overview

Published to celebrate the 30th anniversary year of Kali Theatre this is a brand new book of 30 monologues and duologues spoken by South Asian characters to be performed by actors from a South Asian/dual heritage background in auditions, workshops and acting classes.

Drawn from, or adapted from the rich collection of full-length plays by women writers of South Asian descent that Kali Theatre have developed and presented over the past 30 years, this collection is a celebratory, revolutionary and necessary addition for actors and performers. From writers such as Rukhsana Ahmad and Nessah Muthy to new writers commissioned as part of Kali's SOLOS series curated during lock-down, this anthology captures a mix of powerful and original work.

This vital collection features a concise history of Kali Theatre's origins and a full list of the plays that Kali Theatre has publicly presented over the past 30 years, making it a celebratory offering from one of the UK's most inspiring theatre companies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350203891
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/17/2021
Series:	Audition Speeches
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.93(w) x 8.53(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Kali Theatre present groundbreaking new theatre by female writers of South Asian descent. For 30 years they have won rave reviews, sell-out performances and inspired audiences across the UK. Their contemporary, thought-provoking plays reflect and comment on our lives today. Kali is an Arts Council funded National Portfolio Organisation.

Table of Contents

Foreword Rukhsana Ahmad, Artistic Director 1991-2002 vii

Foreword Janet Steel, Artistic Director 2002-2016 viii

Foreword Helena Bell, Artistic Director from 2016 ix

Kali Threatre xi

Production 1991-2021 xiii

Monologues 1

River on Fire Rukhsana Ahmad 3

Another Paradise Sayan Kent 5

Black-i Sharon Raizada 7

Speed Iman Qureshi 11

Nazma Nessah Muthy 15

The Survivor Anu Kumar Lazarus 19

The Girl Sonali Bhattacharyya 21

The Dishonoured Aamina Ahmad 25

Ready or Not Naylah Ahmed 29

On Hold Veronica J. Dewan 31

Dear Joe Miriam Babooram 35

Cheeck to Cheek Sharmila Chauhan 39

Social Distancing Emteaz Hussain 43

Educating Britain Alia Bano 49

Me and Ed Atiha Sen Gupta 53

Duologues 59

Song for a Sanctuary Rukhsana Ahmad 61

Calcutta Kosher Shelley Silas 67

Bells Yasmin Whittaker-Khan 75

Deadeye Amber Lone 81

Zameen Satinder Chohan 87

Gandhi and Coconuts Bettina Gracias 93

Behna Sonia Likhari 103

Endless Light Sayan Kent 109

Mustafa Naylah Ahmed 115

The Husbands Sharmila Chauhan 123

The Dishonoured Aamina Ahmad 133

Bitched Sharon Raizada 141

Noor Azma Dar 147

Simdowning Nessah Muthy 153

Homing Birds Rukhsana Ahmad 161

Writer Biographies 167