Performance

Venue	Harrogate Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Harrogate
County	North Yorkshire
From	14th September 2010
To	18th September 2010
When	19:30
Prices	From £11.00. To £15.00.
Harrogate Theatre (V942)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The House of Bilquis Bibi

Work:: The House of Bilquis Bibi (S864790700)

It is uncomfortably hot in Jhang, a small town in Pakistan's fertile Punjab region. Among the mango groves and orchards lies The House of Bilquis Bibi. Inside, a family mourns. With her husband gone, Bilquis must uphold her family's honour at all costs - the fates of five unmarried daughters lie in her hands. Her solution: to marry off eldest daughter Abida to their cousin Pappo, who is visiting Pakistan from the US. Bilquis turns a blind eye to the illicit nightly visits Pappo pays to his fiancée's balcony. But as she slowly realises that more than one daughter is staying awake for him, the temperature in the house rises and a tragedy unfolds.

Author

Sudha Bhuchar

Production:: (T1477914173)

A modern-day interpretation of Lorca's 1936 masterpiece The House of Bernarda Alba. With an all-female cast of nine, it tells a personal yet subtly political story of small lives affected by global ties. Running time 2hrs 20mins (inclu. interval)

Producer	Tamasha Theatre Company
Producer	Harrogate Theatre
Director	Kristine Landon-Smith
Design	Sue Mayes
Lighting	Natasha Chivers
Sound	Mike Furness
Performer	Ghizala Avan (Abida)
Performer	Ila Arun (Bilquis Bibi)
Performer	Rina Fatania (Bushra)
Performer	Mariam Haque (Sumayyah)
Performer	Indira Joshi (Mehroonisa)
Performer	Youkti Patel (Aroosa)
Performer	Shalini Peiris (Amana)
Performer	Vineeta Rishi (Fida)
Performer	Balvinder Sopal (Servant / Zainab)

Listing:: L872588506

Production details

A modern-day interpretation of Lorca's 1936 masterpiece The House of Bernarda Alba. With an all-female cast of nine, it tells a personal yet subtly political story of small lives affected by global ties. Running time 2hrs 20mins (inclu. interval)

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