A Tupperware of Ashes

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

I'm falling through a world which makes no sense An ambitious Michelin-Star chef, Queenie is used to having the last word. But when her children notice gaps in her memory and her grip on reality loosening, they are faced with an impossible choice. As Raj, Gopal and Kamala battle to reconcile their life-long duty to their mother, the ramifications of their decision take on a heartbreaking permanence. World Premiere.

Cast/Performers

Meera Syal (Queenie), Raj Bajaj (Raj), Natalie Dew (Kamala), Mrc Elliott (Gopal), Stephen Fewell (Doctor Young / Jeff / Security Guard / Pavel), Shobna Gulati (indrani), Avita Jay (Jamila / Bureaucrat / Care Worker 1 / Sanjivini), Zubin Varla (Ameet)

Creatives/Company

Author: Tanika Gupta
Producer: National Theatre
Director(s): Pooja Ghai, Anjali Mehra (movement), Rachel Bown-Williams (fight director - Rc-Annie Ltd), Ruth Cooper-Brown (fight director - Rc-Annie Ltd), Naomi Downham (casting), Layla Madanat (staff director)
Design: Rosa Maggiora
Lighting: Matt Haskins
Music: Nitin Sawhney
Sound: Elena Pena
Other(s): John Bulleid (illusions director and designer), Hazel Holder (dialect coach)