October 1996 — April 1997
East is East
by Ayub Khan Din, directed by Kristine Landon-SmithNominated for an Olivier
Award for Best New Comedy
Winner of a Writers’ Guild Award
Winnner of The John Whiting Award
“Hugely entertaining, highly involving, emotionally tender…
a remarkable play”
Time Out
“First plays don’t come much better than this. Kristine Landon-Smith directs with an impeccable sense of social comedy, full of embarrassment, hilarity and pain.”
Sunday Times
Set in Salford in 1970, this hysterical but often moving play of mixed-race manners tells the story of the Khan children and their battle between the traditional values of their Pakistani father and their own desire to be citizens of modern Britain.
EAST IS EAST marked a defining moment in Tamasha’s history. The play received critical acclaim, and is often cited as playing a key role in bringing Asian culture into the British mainstream.
In co-production with The Royal Court and Birmingham Rep
Credits
Writer Ayub Khan Din
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