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Sudha Bhuchar

SUDHA BHUCHAR

  (1962 - )
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Tamasha Theatre Company

Sudha Bhuchar is joint founder of Tamasha Theatre Company, and she is both an actor and a playwright. She writes regularly with Shaheen Khan for BBC Radio 4, and their many credits include three series of Girlies. Their screenplay The House Across the Street was shown on BBC 4. Her writing credits for Tamasha include Strictly Dandia, the award-winning Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and A Funeral and the hugely successful Balti Kings. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/sudha-bhuchar/#sthash.nqZ56jFC.dpuf

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below is a list of Sudha Bhuchar's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Balti Kings         Children Of the Divide         Fine Balance, A         Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings And A Funeral         House Of Bilquis Bibi         House Of the Sun         My Name Is. . .         Ryman and the Sheikh         Strictly Dandia         Tainted Dawn, A         Trouble with Asian Men, The         Untouchable         Unzipped         Workshop

Balti Kings

Synopsis:
Set in a Balti kitchen in Birmingham's Baltiland, curry wars rage with price slashing, chef poaching and recipe stealing. Yahsin anwar, a pioneer of Balti cuisine, is on the verge of being swallowed up by the mighty Karachi Karahi Restaurant. To ward off this threat, the anwar family plan a grand re-opening where you can pile your under a fiver and 'curryoke' into the night with Bollywood stars. the temperature in the kitchen rises as the chef is faced with the challenge of producing 35 dishes in 5 hours, hampered by staff whose personal affairs are also hotting up...

Notes:
by Sudha Bhuchar And Shaheen Khan

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Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

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Children Of the Divide

Children Of the Divide
When his fingers slip away from his father''s hand, one boy''s destiny changes forever. In the chaos of border crossing between India and the newly formed Pakistan, a small boy called Pali suddenly finds himself lost and alone. Taken in to a Muslim family he is given a new name, and a new faith - Islam.

Notes:
Picked As Best Kids Show of the Year 2006 by Time Out. Based on the story by Bhisham Sahni

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1st Published:
Methuen Drama    978-0413776136

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Fine Balance, A

Fine Balance, A
India, 1975, and a callous government has declared a State of emergency. In these uncertain times Dina Dalal - a spirited Parsi widow determined to avoid a second marriage - takes a student boarder and two Hindu tailors into her ramshackle flat. as the cruel policies of slum clearances and enforced birth control bring chaos to the city, the four strangers whose lives have become inextricably linked find themselves crossing divides of caste, class and religion to form the most unexpected of friendships. a Fine Balance vividly captures an astonishing moment in Indias history with a tender story of exceptional human spirit.

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar And Kristine Landon-Smith. Based on the Booker-shortlisted novel by Rohinton Mistry. Music by Felix Cross

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Methuen Drama    978-0713688238

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings And A Funeral

Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings And A Funeral
Pooja falls in love with Rajesh. Prem, Rajesh's brother, falls in love with Nisha, Pooja's sister. But when Pooja dies suddenly and in tragic circumstances, Pooja finds herself betrothed to the wrong brother. Will Nisha's secret love for Prem be discovered before it's too late? Featuring the classic Bollywood film ingredients of romance, Drama and comedy, Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral is a spirit lifting and enchanting love story lavishly told in true Bollywood style.

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written by Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith. Adapted from Rajshri Productions' film Hum Aapke Hain Koun. Lyrics by Shaun mcCarthy and Felix Cross

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Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

1st Published:
Methuen Drama    978-0413764805

Music:
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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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House Of Bilquis Bibi

Synopsis:
after her husband dies, Bilquis has to uphold her family's honour at all costs with the fates of her five unmarried daughters in her hands. Her solution: to marry off eldest daughter abida to their cousin pappo, who is visiting Pakistan from the US, with tragic results.

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Original Playwright - Federico Garcia Lorca. Literal translation by Julia Good

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Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company and Harrogate Theatre

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adaptation

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  8            Other:  extras

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House Of the Sun

Synopsis:
a compelling and hilarious story, adapted from a novel by Meira Chand, about the inhabitants of a block of flats in Sadhbela, Bombay and the battles between a younger generation dazzled by the bright lights of Bombay and an older generation clinging to tradition.

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar Kristine Landon-Smith

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Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 2000   -

Music:
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My Name Is. . .

My Name Is. . .
When Gaby disappears from her Scottish home, it is assumed that her Pakistani father, Farhan, has kidnapped her. The spiralling headlines are only momentarily silenced when it emerges that Gaby may have fled of her own accord, choosing to spend her life in Pakistan. To the distress of her Scottish mother, Suzy, Gaby declares, My name is Ghazala, turning her back on "Gaby" and, seemingly, the West. This moving verbatim play reveals a cross-cultural love story that began in late-seventies Glasgow, a world away from the frantic "tug of love" well documented in the world's press. A captivating new play about love, family and ever-shifting identities, My Name Is . . . tells the story behind an event that fleetingly hit headlines in 2006 and continues to resonate throughout the UK and beyond.

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Tamasha Theatre Company

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Genre:
90 min one act

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Ryman and the Sheikh

Synopsis:
Sheikh, the portly prince of primetime Pakistan Television, comes face to face with Ryman, the gangly geezer from the urban ghetto with a gift of the gab! For soaps, drama serials and adverts, Sheikh is the undisputed star. Over chai on a charpoy in the Northwest frontier Sheikh is signed up to front a BBC Television show on feuding families. Is Sheikh the answer to ailing ratings? Ryman puts him on the spot...

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar. Kristine Landon-Smith. Chris Ryman. Rehan Sheikh and Richard Vranch.

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Tamasha Theatre Company

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Play/Drama

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Strictly Dandia

Strictly Dandia
a London Gujarati community is planning an inter-caste dance festival. Nice and progressive, that. But what if a Muslim boy joins in ? This is an ironic look at people who want to fit into the host culture, nourish their own, but keep it pure. - Peters, Sunday Times

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar And Kristine Landon-Smith

1st Produced:
Edinburgh: Kings Theatre    27 Aug 2003

Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

1st Published:
Methuen Drama    978-0413774224

Music:
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Tainted Dawn, A

Synopsis:
Tells the tale of those people caught on the wrong side of the borders hastily drawn during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Pali, a Hindu boy, is separated from his parents and raised as a Muslim; Laurie , a young medical student, finds her secular ideals questioned in love; and a civil servant flees on the last train across the divide. Inspired by stories from some of the sub-continents best-loved authors , the play weaves a thought-provoking tapestry of experience, which illuminates how the lives of millions were shaped by a political earthquake.

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar And Kristine Landon-Smith

1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival    Aug 1997

Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 2000   -

Music:
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Trouble with Asian Men, The

Synopsis:
Macho men or metrosexual guys? Mummy s boys or fellas under their missus thumbs? Self-made entrepreneurs, pukka professionals and successful executives with their Mercedes Benz lives and designer clad wives - but does the fire still burn in their bellies? The acclaimed Tamasha Theatre Company, responsible for the original East is East and the hugely successful Strictly Dandia, answer these questions through unique verbatim performance techniques. They lift the lid on Asian men and see them through their own eyes. You might just recognise someone you know!

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar. Kristine Landon-Smith and Louise Wallinger

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Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

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Untouchable

Synopsis:
Set in India in the 1930s and based on a novel by Mulk Raj anand, Untouchable explores the treatment of India's lowest caste at a time of tremendous political upheaval. Taking a day in the life of Bakha, a 17-year-old latrine cleaner, the play lays bare his daily struggle for survival.

Notes:
written by Sudha Bhuchar And Kristine Landon-Smith

1st Produced:
Riverside 2, London >>>    07 Dec 1989

Organisations:
Tamasha Theatre Company

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London, 2000   -

Music:
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Unzipped

Synopsis:
accessibility vs. authenticity: Do We Sell Out to Sellout?(Thu)/Storytelleror History Maker: Who Do You Think You are?/Post Multi-Culturalism: What Colour are You Now? Talawa's Writer's Group (TWG) returns with Unzipped 2009, an unmissable season of play readings and impassioned discussion. This year Talawa has worked with Britain's most established Black and Asian playwrights to push writing boundaries. the Group includes, amongst others, Roy Williams, Malorie Blackman, Dipo agboluaje and Kwame Kwei-armah. In return these writers will share excerpts of their most exciting work for Unzipped 2009. This will be an unforgettable series of readings that will explore the future of Black and Asian theatre as thewriters and their work seek to answer key questions facing the industry. Now in its fourth year, Unzipped has become an unforgettable and provocative event. expect unusual stories and controversial opinions. Book early to avoid disappointment.

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Workshop

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Genre:
workshop

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