Performance

Venue	Olivier (National Theatre)
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	10th November 2014
Opened	18th November 2014
To	5th May 2015
When	30, 31, Feb 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, Mar 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 23, 31, Apr 1, 10, 11, 13, May 1, 2, 4, 5 at 19:30. Mar 12 at 19:00. Jan 31, Feb 3, 14, 21, 24, Mar 21, Apr 1, 11, May 2, 5 Mats 14:30. Feb 1, 15, 22, Apr 12 Mats 14:00
Olivier (National Theatre) (V373)
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Production Changes

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Date of change: 16 Jan 15 - T0555239414
Date of change: 3 Jul 14 - T0555239414

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Work:: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (S0991098447)

India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he's as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a 'first-class person', while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum's first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood. Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction 2012, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale.

Author

David Hare (based on the book by Katherine Boo)

Production:: (T0555239414)

Corporate Sponsor	Travelex
Producer	National Theatre (in association with Scott Rudin)
Director	Rufus Norris
Design	Katrina Lindsay
Lighting	Paule Constable
Sound	Paul Arditti
Performer	Pal Aron
Performer	Hiran Abeysekera
Performer	Esh Alladi
Performer	Nathalie Armin
Performer	Vincent Ebrahim
Performer	Sartaj Garewal
Performer	Mariam Haque
Performer	Thusitha Jayasundera
Performer	Muzz Khan
Performer	Ranjit Krishnamma
Performer	Manjeet Mann
Performer	Anjli Mohindra
Performer	Ronak Patani
Performer	Bharti Patel
Performer	Anneika Rose
Performer	Chook Sibtain
Performer	Gavi Singh Chera
Performer	Stephanie Street
Performer	Meera Syal
Performer	Anjana Vasan
Performer	Assad Zaman
Performer	Shane Zaza

Listing:: L1237675632

Reviews

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Special Performances

2 Jan 15 Audio Described
3 Jan 15 Audio Described
4 Jan 15 Captioned
14 Jan 15 Captioned
14 Feb 15 Audio Described

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