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2012

Ok Tata Bye Bye

Written by Purva Naresh

Play Details

Context

Artistic Director 
Dominic Cooke

Translated by 
Purva Naresh

Original Language 
Hindi

Part of 
New Plays From India

Dates Performed

Friday 16th November 2012
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Play Details

Synopsis

Sagirgram, a rural village in India

Pooja steps off the dusty bus, the vibrant, chaotic life of Sagirgram unfolding around her. A Determined filmmaker, she arrives with her British boyfriend, Mitch, to document the lives of the local sex workers. The air is thick with tension and the weight of untold stories as they begin their work.

As Pooja and Mitch delve deeper, the village’s rhythms and rituals come to life. The camera captures the raw, unfiltered reality of their existence – children playing in the dirt, women drawing water from the well, the distant thump of drums marking another night of ritual and endurance.

Naresh’s sharp, evocative dialogue brings each character vividly to life, while the setting immerses the audience in the textured reality of rural India. The play is a poignant commentary on exploitation, resilience, and the struggle for agency within a rigid social hierarchy.

Director(s)

Lyndsey Turner

Cast & Creative

Cast

Ayesha Dharker

Cast

Andrew Gower

Cast

Ritu Arya

Cast

Mandeep Dhillon

Cast

Harvey Virdi

Cast

Farzana Dua Elahe

Cast

Shereen Martin

Cast

Kammy Darweish

Casting

Amy Ball

Casting

Lotte Hines

Production Manager

Tariq Rifaat

Stage Manager

Emma Cameron

Stage Manager

Alison Rich

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