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Wah! Wah! Girls

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2012

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 20, Roles: Total (13), Female (8), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

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...Inspired by the world of the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls tells a passionate and playful story of love against the odds. Set against...

Meet the Mukherjees

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2008

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 22, Roles: Total (9), Female (5), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

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...Aaron and Anita are in lust. They're the last to think there could be any long-term future in the relationship. At thirty, Anita is, according to her mother Chitra, past her sell by date, whilst Aaron is, according to his mother Leticia...

Mind Walking

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2013

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Scenes: 11, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

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...Moving, powerful, ethereal; Mind Walking is a celebration of the life of one extraordinary man, the enduring love story of a mature couple and their family. Bobby has led a remarkable life. Migrating from India as a young man he...

Inside Out

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2002

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (4), Female (4), Male (0), Unassigned (0)

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...Teenage sisters Affy and Di look out for each other. Dying to escape their violent life, they move from dreams to betrayal - with devastating results. Inside Out, a Clean Break commission, is the provocative...

Sanctuary

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2002

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (6), Female (3), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

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...A London churchyard becomes a sanctuary for the gardener Kabir. When a photograph of an African church appears in this little Eden, a complex drama of morality and conscience unfolds. Sanctuary was part...

White Boy

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2008

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (7), Female (2), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

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...Ricky’s mates come from all over the world, and as far as they’re concerned they are all ‘breddas’. But when tragedy befalls one of them, Ricky’s forced to ask himself the serious question – what does it mean to be a white boy in Britain...

Gladiator Games

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2005

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 13, Roles: Total (30), Female (4), Male (26), Unassigned (0)

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...On the eve of his release from Feltham Young Offenders Institution, Zahid Mubarek, a young British Asian man, was attacked by his racist cellmate. One week later he died of his injuries. How was this allowed to happen...

The Waiting Room

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2019

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 10, Roles: Total (6), Female (2), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

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...Priya Banerjee is dead, but her life is far from over. She has just three days left to roam the earth before she can go on to the 'Waiting Room' of spirits. As she reluctantly watches and listens to her family, Priya is guided by a droll...

The Empress

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2013

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 30, Roles: Total (20), Female (9), Male (11), Unassigned (0)

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...It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing...

Fragile Land

Written by

Tanika Gupta

~playauthor~Written by~ Tanika Gupta

Oberon Books, 2003

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 13, Roles: Total (6), Female (3), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

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...The first performance in The Space, Tanika Gupta's Fragile Land is about what nationhood means for second generation immigrants: revealing the complexities of life for a new generation of young Londoners. Suitable for ages 14...