Bombay Black (2006)

Produced by

Cahoots Theatre Company

Developed by

Nightswimming Theatre

Playwright: Anosh Irani
Director: Brian Quirt

Venue

The Great Hall – Longboat Hall

Run

January 4th, 2006 – January 22nd, 2006

Awards & Nominations

Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Outstanding New Play (Anosh Irani), Outstanding Set Design & Outstanding Costume Design (Camellia Koo), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Suba Sankaran)

Dora Mayor Moore Award nominations:  Outstanding Lighting Design (Rebecca Picherack),  Outstanding Production

In 2007 Bombay Black was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award.

Synopsis

Set in present-day India, Bombay Black is a powerful story of vengeance, betrayal, and seduction.

Anosh has a wonderful theatrical sensibility and a gift for bringing together magical fables and the gritty reality of Indian street life. The play is the story of Apsara, who lives in Bombay with her mother, making a living by selling erotic dances to wealthy men. When a blind man named Kamal arrives for an appointment, the complex and brutal past of the three characters slowly rises to the surface.

Featuring a remarkable poetic text, bold theatrical imagery and a combination of contemporary Bombay bar dancing and Indian classical dance, Bombay Black is challenging work by one of Canada’s leading new playwriting voices. (nightswimmingtheatre.com)

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Cast

Deena Aziz	Padma
Anita Majumdar	Apsara
Sanjay Talwar	Kamal

Creative Team

Anosh Irani	Playwright
Brian Quirt	Director
Andrea Romaldi	Assistant Director
Camellia Koo	Set Designer
Camellia Koo	Costume Designer
Rebecca Picherack	Lighting Designer
Suba Sankaran	Composer
Suba Sankaran	Sound Designer
Nova Bhattacharya	Choreographer
Jung-Hye Kim	Design Assistant

Production

Stephen Lalande	Production Manager
Camellia Koo	Scenic Artist
Jung-Hye Kim	Scenic Artist
Isaac Thomas	Stage Manager
Dianne Weinrib	Publicity
Amy Stewart	Publicity

Staff

Greg Poulin

Technical Director

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