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Being dragged by her mother back to the family village thousands of miles away is no fun for 13-year-old Nasreen. In the monsoon rain and unable to text her friends, she little expects what will be uncovered on her first visit. But with the mystical power of henna, a secret garden of buried dreams, and more than a little help from the wagging tongues of aunties, grandparents and neighbours, she is about to discover some unexpected truths about her mother. Based on real stories of Muslim women, this is a joyous and moving story about lives lived across two cultures and one girl's journey to understanding her mother. Skipping back and forth across time, four actresses create a bustling, colourful world bursting with music, dance and family celebration. Running time 75 mins

Cast/Performers

Rochi Rampal, Bharti Patel, Nimmi Harasgama, Sohm Kapila

Creatives/Company

Author: Rani Moorthy
Producer(s): Ed Higginson, RASA
Company: Oxfordshire Theatre Company
Director: Karen Simpson
Music: Jon Nicholls
Choreographer: Shobana Jeyasingh
Design: Rachana Jadhav

Handful of Henna

Handful of Henna (Play) production archive for QTIX code T507019333. Details of all Handful of Henna archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S473521975

Archive Listings

28 Jun 10 to 30 Jun 10	Watermans Arts Centre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
27 May 10 to 29 May 10	Curve Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 May 10	The Mill Arts Centre (formerly The Mill) Banbury, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
29 Mar 10	Guildhall Theatre Derby, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Mar 10 to 27 Mar 10	Royal Exchange Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Mar 10 to 20 Mar 10	Hull Truck Theatre Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Mar 10 to 18 Mar 10	The Drum Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Mar 10	Swindon Arts Centre Swindon, Wiltshire Performance Details => Venue archive
12 Mar 10 to 13 Mar 10	The Dukes Lancaster, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Mar 10	Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Mar 10	The Tobacco Factory Theatres Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Mar 10	The Civic Barnsley, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Mar 10	Queen's Hall Arts Centre Hexham, Northumberland Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Mar 10	Middlesbrough Theatre Middlesbrough, Cleveland Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Mar 10	Darlington Arts Centre Darlington, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Mar 10	The Customs House South Shields, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Feb 10 to 27 Feb 10	artsdepot Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Feb 10	The Hawth Crawley, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Feb 10	The Hat Factory Luton, Bedfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Feb 10	Rich Mix Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
12 Feb 10	Arena Theatre Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Feb 10 to 11 Feb 10	Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Feb 10	Broadway Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Feb 10 to 6 Feb 10	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Jan 10 to 30 Jan 10	Watermans Arts Centre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

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