Theatre closures
Indoor performances at theatres are postponed to at least 15 August 2020.
Outdoor performances (where possible) are still permitted.
The show below will not currently be playing and is scheduled to close by 15 August 2020 (when theatres might reopen - this is subject to confirmation).
Original performance dates are given below and reflect any changes we have received.
Closed 5 Oct 2019
Lyric Hammersmith
Photo by Peter Brown 2017
Synopsis
Calcutta. 1879.
Niru, is a young Bengali woman in a mixed-race marriage with an English colonial bureaucrat - Tom.
Tom loves Niru, exoticising her as a frivolous plaything to be admired and kept. But Niru has a long-kept secret.
And just as she thinks she is almost free of it, it threatens to bring her life crashing down around her.
Tanika Gupta reimagines Ibsen's classic play of gender politics through the lens of British colonialism, offering a bold, female perspective exploring themes of ownership and race.
Rachel O'Riordan makes her directorial debut as Artistic Director of the Lyric, in a production that gives new urgency to the forces that drive our heroine to choose between society's expectations and her own identity.
Background, advisory warnings
Age suitability: 11+
There will be Post Show Talks following the 7.30pm performances on Tue 17 Sep and Tue 24 Sep.
Social media & info
Theatre
King St
Lyric Square
London W6 0QL
Dates
Performance days & times
Monday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tickets
Access information
Audio Described performance ‑ Sat 28 Sep at 7.30pm (touch tour before this performance at 6pm, for further information and to book email the theatre or call the Box Office on 020 87416850).
Open Captioned performance on Sat 28 Sep at 2.30pm.
Cast
Assad Zaman - Kaushik Das
Colin Tierney - Dr Rank
Elliot Cowan - Tom Helmer
Tripti Tripuraneni - Mrs Lahiri
Anjana Vasan - Niru
Arinder Sadhra - Uma
Creatives
Author: Henrik Ibsen in a new adaptation by Tanika Gupta
Director: Rachel O'Riordan
Production: Lyric Hammersmith