A Fine Balance

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Event A Fine Balance
Venue Q Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 14 June 2019
Last Date 6 July 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Based on Rohinton Mistry's celebrated Man Booker shortlisted novel, A Fine Balance is a story about hope and the extraordinary endurance of the human spirit. India, 1975. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency, 'cleaning up the city' by driving thousands of poor from their homes. Dina, a Parsi widow determined to keep her independence, hires two Hindu tailors and takes on a boarder to make ends meet. History comes to life in this vibrant and thought-provoking epic where the stories of the voiceless resonate more powerfully than ever.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Adaptation
Subjects 1970s
Hope
Humanity
India
Resilience
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gayatri Adi Actor Monkey Puppeteer
Aman Bajaj Actor Rajaram/Potency Peddler
Ravikanth Gurunathan Actor Shankar
Ayesha Heble Actor Announcer
Rishabh Kapoor Actor Monkeyman/Doctor
Mayen Mehta Actor Manek
Mustaq Missouri Actor Ishvar
Kalyani Nagarajan Actor Mrs Gupta/Ruby
Mel Odedra Actor Om
Vishal Patil Actor Goonda
Rashmi Pilapitiya Actor Dina
Roxanne Sarkari Actor Woman in slums
Sneha Shetty Actor Dog Puppeteer
Bala Murali Shingade Actor Nusswan
Ankita Singh Actor Nurse
Jatinder Singh Actor Beggarmaster/Thakur
Maulik Thakkar Actor Ashraf/Vishram
Dylan Thuraisingham Actor Ibrahim
Sudha Bhuchar Adaptor
Kristine Landon-Smith Adaptor
Sananda Chatterjee Assistant Director
Padma Akula Costume Designer
Tim Williams Lighting Designer
Tupua Tigafua Movement Director
Paul Lewis Puppet Maker
Ella Becroft Puppetry Consultant Puppetry Coach
Michael McCabe Set Designer
Ritesh Vaghela Sound Designer
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Production Company https://www.atc.co.nz/whats-on/past-seasons/past-2019-season/a-fine-balance
Programme https://issuu.com/aucklandtheatrecompany/docs/finebalance_programme_vissuu
Event Identifier 204346
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa