October 2001 — December 2001
Ghostdancing
by Deepak Verma based on Emile Zola's Thérèse Raquin“Kristine Landon-Smith’s direction is coolly understated…the glowing heat of her production does deliver a scalding climax.”
Evening Standard
Raj is a sickly young man who works as a petty railway clerk. He is married to his cousin, Rani, and the couple live with Raj’s mother who runs the family’s fabric shop, the mundane rhythm of their lives punctuated only by weekly games of carrom. One day Nitin, an old school friend of Raj, comes to visit and Rani finds herself drawn to his apparent passion for life like a moth to a flame, unleashing a chain of events with tragic consequences…
GHOSTDANCING is a classic tale of adultery and murder, skilfully transposed to a small town in present day Punjab.
Credits
Director Kristine Landon-Smith
Designer Sue Mayes
Lighting Designers Chris Davey and Tim Bray
Composer Felix Cross
Movement Director Lawrence Evans
Costume Supervisor Nujma Yousef
Animation Advisor Manju Gregory
Original Cast
Shammi Aulakh
Anjali Jay
Sameena Zehra
Simon Nagra
Rehan Sheikh