A Fine Balance (2026)
Produced by
Playwright: Anosh Irani
Director: Chris Abraham
Venue
Streetcar Crowsnest – The Guloien Theatre
Run
August 25th, 2026 – November 7th, 2026
Synopsis
Rohinton Mistry’s beloved novel exploring resilience and injustice during India’s 1975 Emergency comes to life in a new stage adaptation.
In a cramped Bombay apartment turned illegal garment factory, four unlikely companions are thrown together. As the political crisis deepens and the country reels under authoritarian crackdown, this fragile household becomes a refuge – and an unexpected bond begins to take hold.
As devastating as it is humane, A Fine Balance, adapted by Anosh Irani – Governor General’s Literary Award finalist and recipient of the Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award – vividly brings Mistry’s powerful story to the stage. (crowstheatre.com)
Cast
| Husein Madhavji | Nusswan / Ibrahim / Shankar / Ensemble |
| Anand Rajaram | Ishvar |
| Zorana Sadiq | Dina |
| Siddharth Sharma | Maneck |
| Sugith Varughese | Rajaram / Rations Officer / Chaiwallah / Goon / Thakur Dharamsi |
| Ben Yoganathan | Omprakash |
| Sarena Parmar | Standby for Dina |
| Gugun Deep Singh | Standby for Nusswan/Ibrahim/Doctor Shankar & Rations Officer/Goon/Rajaram/Thakur/Doctor & Ishvar |
| Arun Varma | Standby for Om & Maneck |
Creative Team
| Anosh Irani | Playwright |
| Chris Abraham | Director |
| Tushar Tukaram Dalvi | Assistant Director |
| Michael Gianfrancesco | Set Designer |
| Ming Wong 黄慧明 | Costume Designer |
| Imogen Wilson | Lighting Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Cara Rebecca | Fight Director |
Production
| Tara Mohan | Stage Manager |
| Delaney Small | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Reva Lokhande | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Madeline Ius | Head of Wardrobe |
| Lochlan Cox | Head of Properties |
| Rhys Bernier | Props Assistant |
| Amelia Mielke-O’Grady | Props Assistant |
| Phillip Trajcevski | Props Assistant |
| Gurkiran Kaur | Dialect Coach |
| Zachery White | House Technician |
| Kim Schaedlich | House Technician |
| Deanna Morrison | Scenic Lead |
| Shaun McPherson | Audio Lead |
| Phillip Trajcevski | Carpentry Lead |
| Paulina Tapia | Production Assistant |
| Paulina Tapia | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Laura Delchiaro | Stitcher |
| Celina Westlake | Stitcher |
| Jacqueline Robertson-Cull | Wigs |
| Ian Noble | Crew Lead |
| Steven Gwartz | Driver |
| Rhys Bernier | Crew |
| Graham Buchan | Crew |
| Carissa Campbell | Crew |
| Léa Chardin | Crew |
| Cooper Hiebert | Crew |
| Barry Kelly | Crew |
| Will Nazar | Crew |
| Jack Nighswander | Crew |
| Arni Oloto | Crew |
| Phillip Trajcevski | Crew |
| Robert Walker | Crew |
| Elaine Wong | Crew |
Staff
| Heather Landon | Senior Producer |
| Beth Wong | Producer |
| Anthony Goncharov | Associate Producer |
| Zach Fedora | Director of Production |
| Michael Wanless | Contract Technical Director |
| Jay Hines | Assistant Technical Director |
