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A simple8 and Royal & Derngate, Northampton co-production in association with Park Theatre

A Passage to India

Adapted by Simon Dormandy

‘the co-directorship of Dormandy and Sebastian Armesto successfully steers us at a compelling gallop through the oppressive heat and expectations of colonial rule, love and religion’ British Theatre Guide

'Kuljit Bhamra’s live music supplies shimmering atmosphere' The Times

'Kuljit Bhamra's wonderful score generates buckets of atmosphere and tension' WhatsOnStage

‘Kuljit Bhamra and musician Meera Raja... add a beautifully atmospheric soundscape’ British Theatre Guide

'When matches flare and flicker in the darkness, with bamboo sticks held at threatening, alarming angles to evoke the claustrophobia of the caves, the cast chanting in ominous unison, the effect is potent' The Telegraph

‘A strong ensemble cast creates striking scenes… the physicality of bodies and bamboo poles is mesmerising’ British Theatre Guide