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Chasing Hares / Sonali Bhattacharyya.

By: Bhattacharyya, SonaliSeries: NHB modern playsPublisher: London : Nick Hern Books, 2022Distributor: London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781784607173Subject(s): English drama -- 21st centuryOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: Sonali Bhattacharyya's play Chasing Hares is a tale of resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation, focussing on the lives of factory workers in West Bengal. It won Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award and was premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, on 16 July 2022. By day, machine operator Prab struggles to survive the precarity and brutality of his factory job in West Bengal. By night, he writes stories for his baby daughter Amba. When a popular actress recruits him to write a play for her, Prab seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice of factory conditions and the rumours of child exploitation. But in his fight for change, is he ready to risk his future, his family and even his own life? The premiere production was directed by Milli Bhatia with set and costume design by Moi Tran. It was performed by Ayesha Dharker, Zainab Hasan, Scott Karim, Saroja-Lily Ratnavel and Irfan Shamji.
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Sonali Bhattacharyya's play Chasing Hares is a tale of resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation, focussing on the lives of factory workers in West Bengal. It won Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award and was premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, on 16 July 2022. By day, machine operator Prab struggles to survive the precarity and brutality of his factory job in West Bengal. By night, he writes stories for his baby daughter Amba. When a popular actress recruits him to write a play for her, Prab seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice of factory conditions and the rumours of child exploitation. But in his fight for change, is he ready to risk his future, his family and even his own life? The premiere production was directed by Milli Bhatia with set and costume design by Moi Tran. It was performed by Ayesha Dharker, Zainab Hasan, Scott Karim, Saroja-Lily Ratnavel and Irfan Shamji.

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