kanjoos - the miser programme

7/29/2019 Kanjoos - The Miser Programme

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ADAPTED BY

HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI& JATINDER VERMA


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ANTONY BUNSEEHARJINDERTrained: Bristol Old Vic

Theatre School and Universityof Exeter.

Stage: Dracula, Derby

Playhouse; Revengers

Tragedy (tour), The White

Devil (tour); Homebody Kabul

(Cheek by Jowel); A Passsage

to India (Shared Experience)

For the RSC:The Odyssey,

Tamburlaine, The School of

Night, Midnights Children

and The Histories Company.(2006-8) For Tara Arts: The

Government Inspector,

Oedipus, Pinocchio Gone

Asia, The Merchant of Venice.

TV Includes: Hollyoaks, My

Family and Eastenders. Film:Get The Picture, Dorian Gray,

Sex and the City 2, Jadoo.

KRUPA PATTANIDIMPLE / LALLI FARISHTATrained at Drama Studio

London. Theatre includes:Twelfth Night (Grosvenor

Park Open Air Theatre),

Masters Are You Mad?

(Grosvenor Park Open Air

Theatre), Bollywood Cinderella

(Tara Arts), dinnerladies:second helpings (UK Tour),

Mooneece (Riverside Studios

and UK tour), dinnerladies

(UK Tour), Starsh (London

Tour/Y Touring), Lichentongue(Edinburgh Fringe Festival)

Unzipped (Young Vic/ Talawa),

Handful of Henna (Sheeld

Theatres), The Borrowers

(MAC) and Child of the Divide

(Polka Theatre/ Tamasha)TV includes: MI High and

Casualty (BBC)

CASTINORDEROFAPPEARANCE


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SAM KORDBACHEHVALMIKISam trained at ALRA and

during his time there heplayed Iago in Othello at the

Sam Wanamaker Festival at

Shakespeares Globe Theatre;

Orsino in Twelfth Night,

Ali Baba in Arabian Nights,

Jacques in As You Like It andBlackmouth in Live Like Pigs.

Theatre credits include:

Terry Johnsons Hysteria with

Theatre Royal Bath, Lorenzo

in The Merchant of Venice, MrDarling and Slightly in Peter

Pan, Tim Allgood in Noises O

and Fausto in The Talented Mr

Ripley at the Queens Theatre,

Hornchurch. Sams TV credits

include: Genie in the House forNickelodeon.

DEVEN MODHAKISHORE / MANJUDeven trained at Birmingham

School of Acting. Roles whilsttraining: Mephistopheles (Dr.

Faustus); Mowgli (The Jungle

Book). Since graduating, he

has completed shooting on

a feature lm entitled Shoot

Me directed by acclaimedGerman director Niko von

Glasow (Palladio Film) due for

release in 2013. He has worked

with BBC Wales; performed

at Trafalgar Studios (MercuryFur, Greenhouse Theatre)

and is a member of Tamasha

Theatres Developing Artists

programme.


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MEHRISH YASINMARIAM / KOHLIThis is Mehrishs debut at Tara

Arts. She trained at DramaStudio London, graduating last

summer. Previous professional

theatre credits include Fatima

in Pentecost at St Leonards

Shoreditch, which wasnominated for the O West-

End Theatre Award for Best

Ensemble Cast and Dinarzade

in Arabian Nights at the Blue

Orange Theatre. Other roles

include Navenka in Once WeWere Mothers and Hermione

in The Winters Tale.

CAROLINE KILPATRICKFROSINE /ASLAM

Caroline trained at RADA.

Theatre includes: TheTempest and Hotbed, both

Tara Arts; Innocence and

Yerma, both at the Arcola;

Stephen and the Sexy

Partridge, Old Red Lion;

Dance/Radio, Guilty, DryWrite,

Latitude 2008 & 2010, A

Midsummer Nights Dream,

Hobsons Choice, Rel, The

Death of Tintagel, SaltPeter at

Peoples Show; The Love of theNightingale for Rough Fiction.

Film includes: Lady Teazle in

The Invisible Woman which is

released in 2013.


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SOHINI ALAMSINGERSohini Alam is a British vocalist

of Bangladeshi descent whosemusical repertoire includes

folk, patriotic, modern and

traditional Bengali songs

with a specialisation in Nazrul

Sangeet. She has branched

out into multi-lingual music

in bands, dance, and theatre.

A third generation vocalist,

Sohini trained in music with

Hiron Alam, Jannat Ara and

Ferdous Ara. She is the leadvocalist for Khiyo and Kishon

Khans Afro-Cuban-Bengali

jazz band, Lokkhi Terra.

DANYAL DHONDYKEYBOARDDanyal is a London-based

composer and arranger. Hehas written two operas for

premieres this year: Just So

(Tte Tte Festival, directed

by Jatinder Verma), and The

Open Cage (The Yard, 5-7 Oct).

He has made arrangementsfor OperaUpClose and

Malm Opera, which led

to a nomination for an

Arts Foundation Award in

Opera Composition. He hasarranged string parts for

albums including Sam Lees

Mercury-nominated Ground

of its Own, and composed

three pieces for Kensington

Chamber Orchestra.

HASSAN MOHYEDDINPERCUSSIONHassan Mohyeddin is a tabla

player, multi- percussionist and

music producer. He hails fromthe Punjab School of Tabla,

having trained for several

years with tabla maestro,

Ustad Lachhman Singh

Seen. Hassan has a degree

in music production andsound engineering from the

London School of Sound and

has worked as a professional

musician for the last ten years.

He has toured many countries, collaborating with artistsincluding Nahid Siddiqui, Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan and Baluji

Srivastav. He currently plays in London based bands Lokkhi

Terra and Khiyo.


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Has there ever been a better time to revisit Molieres

The Miser? Its King Louis XIV France. Louis

emboldened Seventeenth century Paris, a Paris at the

zenith of fashion, a city of architectural splendour,

titillating gossip, and political intrigue. 2012. Our world

spins on an axis of the nancial, orbits the chaos of

consumerism. We have crashed and burned, seemingly

imprisoned by the free market. While the worlds mayseem dierent human nature has changed little. But

todays Indiawell, its trajectory is inexorably upward.

Molieres Harpagon becomes Tara Arts Harjinder,

and while the names change, the accents and a

few references it is astonishing how crackling,

how coruscatingly contemporary the narrative is,particularly given the moraes of modern, ebullient

India.

The Miser is my second collaboration with Jatinder

Verma; the second of many. I was initially marked by

Moliere 25 years ago, watching Liz Locheads stunning

Scots translation of Tartue. Jatinder brought me The

Miser, a play I had heard much about but had never

seen produced. The humour, the politics, the challenge

to theatrical convention; theres so much to love about

Moliere.

Giving words to Jatinder is a humbling and liberating

experience. He assembles an excellent cast, superb

musicians and somehow nds a way through the

wrods. He lives, breathes and probably bleeds theatre. I

have come to learn that given a script he lives, breathesand bleeds those words into theatre; and its theatre

that I love.

Hardeep Singh Kohli, as well as being a seasoned

reporter, comic, cook and presenter, has had an

acclaimed career as a journalist and writer. His column

in Scotland on Sunday saw him nominated twice for

Scottish Columnist of the Year as well as articles for theIndependent on Sunday, The Guardian

and The Times. For BBC Radio 4

current series on Asians returning

to India and BBC Radio 2 Hardeep

at the Stand. For Channel 4 he wrote

and presented the BAFTA awardwinning In search of the Tartan

Turban. Hardeep has

previously performed at

Tara Theatre, with sold-

out audiences of his

Edinburgh show ChatMasala, The Nearly

Naked Chef and

Indian Takeaway.

INTRODUCTION

HARDEEP SINGH KOHLIWRITER /ADAPTATION

Hardeep Singh Kohli


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CASTIN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

ANTONY BUNSEEKRUPA PATTANISAM KORBACHEHDEVEN MODHAMEHRISH YASINCAROLINE KILPATRICK

SOHINI ALAMDANYAL DHONDYHASAN MOHYEDDIN

PATRICIA DREYFUSHARDEEP SINGH KOHLIJATINDER VERMACLAUDIA MAYERHOWARD HUDSON

DANYAL DHONDYSOHINI ALAMHASAN MOHYEDDIN

SHREYA KUMAR

CHRIS MUSGRAVEMADELINE HERBERTHILARY LEWISELIN KARNERKELSI LEWISBETH DUNCAN

TALULA SHEPPARD

JATINDER VERMACLAUDIA MAYERJONATHAN KENNEDY

AMY BRIGGSINE VAN RIETMARTINA FERRYXIAO HONG (SHARON) ZHANGMARION BUI

DAVID [email protected]

MUSICIANS

CREATIVES

HARJINDERDIMPLE / LALLI FARISHTA

VALMIKIKISHORE / MANJU

MARIAM / KOHLIFROSINE / ASLAM

SINGERKEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

TRANSLATIONWRITER / ADAPTATION

CO-WRITER / DIRECTORDESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

MUSICAL DIRECTORCOMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION

CHOREOHRAPHY

PRODUCTION MANAGERSCENIC ARTIST

COSTUME SUPERVISORCOSTUME ASSISTANT

STAGE MANAGERASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS

ARTISTIC DIRECTORASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - DESIGN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MARKETING OFFICERDEVELOPMENT OFFICER

THEATRE ADMINISTRATORFINANCE OFFICER

MARKETING INTERNPRESS AGENT

PRODUCTION

TARA ARTS TEAM

SPECIAL THANKSNAUSHABA KHAN-LEVY

FRONT OF HOUSE VOLUNTEERS

ALEXANDRA WYATT

BEN STEVENS

STEVE WILSONANDREAS AYLING

SARAH-LOUISE MUTTON

MATTHEW SCHNEIDERJOHN GOBLIRSCH

CHARLOTTE DERANEK

EMMELINE HARRIS

BROADWAY THEATRE - BARKINGMARTIN ROBERTS, BSL INTERPRETER

JACK HYLANDS

CEREN BAYRAKTAR

ALRA


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MOLIEREWRITER (LAVARE)Molire (1622-1673) was a French playwright who is

considered to be one of the greatest comic dramatists.

His style blended comedy with Commedia dellarte and

controversially touched upon social issues of his time. His

masterpieces include: Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope),

Tartue ou LImposteur (Tartue or the Imposter), and

LAvare (The Miser).

PATRICIA DREYFUSTRANSLATORI rst became interested in the subtleties of translation

versus interpretation whilst writing my dissertation on

the French and Italian versions of Melvilles Moby Dick atSussex University. When I was asked by Tara to work on

The Miser, I rose to the challenge of staying faithful to the

spirit of Moliere.

JATINDER VERMAWRITER / DIRECTORJatinder Verma is co-founder and Artistic Director of

Tara Arts. Most recently Jatinder directed the Just So

Opera for the Tte Tte Festival. In 2011 he directed

Bollywood Cinderella, Tara Arts Christmas pantomime,

Alex Wheatles Uprising which toured the UK and TheMysteries with ALRA to commemorate the 400th

anniversary of the King James Bible touring junior

schools. In 2010 he directed Gandhi in London at The

Temple Church and Miranda by Farroukh Dhondy for the

Edinburgh Festival. In 2009 he directed Hanif Kureishis

The Black Album for the National Theatre and UK Tour.He rst worked at the National in 1989, with an acclaimed

version of Molieres Tartue.

CLAUDIA MAYER

DESIGNClaudia Mayer trained with Percy Harris at Motley andworked freelance in Opera, Ballet and Theatre. Work for

Tara Arts includes: Miranda, The Black Album (costume),

The Tempest, The Marriage of Figaro, An Enemy of the

People, The Merchant of Venice, Journey to the West (a

trilogy), 2001 a Ramayan Odyssey, two large-scale eventsin Trafalgar Square. Exhibition Design includes: The

Ramayana: Love and Valour in Indias Greatest Epic at

the British Library. For BBC Radio 4 an adaptation of The

Mahhabharata with Jatinder Verma.

HOWARD HUDSONLIGHTING DESIGNHoward studied Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and

Design. He won the O West End Award for Best Lighting

Design in 2011 and 2012. Productions for Tara include,

Miranda, Peoples Romeo, Bollywood Cinderella. Otherrecent projects include, Mack and Mabel, The Illusion

(Southwark Playhouse), Strong Arm (503 and Old Vic New

Voices), Cornelius (Finborough), 1936 (Sadlers Wells).

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GLOSSARYHAVELI Mansion

SMILING GANDHIS Rupee notes

GHAZALS A poetic songKISMET Fate

AGGAR BATI Incense

JAAN Soul

BHAGAVADGITAAncient hindu scriptureTAMASHAA grand show

PUKKA Complete, fully formedANNA Penny, the smallest denomination of

Indian currency

NEEMAn evergreen tree of the mahagonyfamilyDANDA stick, but also a crude description...

LAKHSOne hundred thousand

PARVEEN BABI Glamorous hindi lm actress

commonly regarded as the most beautiful of allHindi lm stars

HEMA MALINIOne of Indias leading actressesand a classically trained dancer. A more

attainable beauty than..BABI The girl next

door.AHWAIRYA RAI The modern image of lm

beauty, a renowned dancer and former MissWorld

CHUA Mouse, Tiny

MABAAP Mother and fatherMASSI Aunt, mothers sister

ALLAHKASAM An oath sworn to AllahALMIRAHWardrobe

CHAPPAL Sandal

KUNDALINI Life-forcePENJI Sister

FARISHTA AngelA KADUPumpkin

MELAFairDHARAVIMain slum area of Mumbai

TANGAWALLAH The buggy driver

RISHTA Marriage arrangementISHQ Love

VAKILS LawyersIZZAT Honour

GULIDANDA Stick-and-stone gameSABZIS Vegetables

KHEERRice pudding

KHICHLDI Rice and lentil gruel usually eatenwhen ill


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REDEVELOPMENT...

TARA ARTS

Our long-held dream - to create in Earlseld a beautiful, small-

scale theatre with a distinctly East-West avour - is on theroad to becoming a reality.

We will squeeze more space out of our much-loved home to

create a larger, more comfortable theatre, as well as a new

rehearsal room for artist development. The refurbished Tara

will be eco-ecient, with ventilation, heating and lightingtreading as carbon-neutral as possible. Comfort levels for

our audience in the theatre, foyer and bar will be greatly

improved. These changes will be set within a building which

combines the textures and materials of East and West to

reect and express our vision of global theatre for localaudiences in Earlseld.

A generous award from Arts Council England has started us on

our way. We now need to raise the remaining funds to begin

construction next year, for completion in 2014.

Our company has been a catalyst for cross-cultural

theatre since 1977. Our artistic vision - global theatrefor local audiences - aims to engage diverse artists andaudiences at our London venue, Tara Theatre, and ontour in the creative crossing of imaginative borders. In1989, we were the rst Asian company to be invited to

present our work at the National Theatre with MoliresTartue directed by Artistic Director and co-founder,Jatinder Verma.Renowned for our adaptations of Asian and European

classics, childrens shows and new writing. Recentsuccesses include The Black Album (2009), BollywoodCinderella (2011) and Uprising (2010 - 2012).Kanjoos the Miser has been made possible thanks to

generous donations.If you would like to make a donation contactDevelopment Ocer, Ine Van Riet 020 8333 4457 oremail [email protected]


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ArtsTeam,partofRHW

LArchitects

For further information on the building plans or how you can

help contact Jo [email protected] or visit the websitevisit the website www.tara-arts.com

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HALFWAY HOUSE (Pub)521 Garratt Lane | 020 8946 2788

BAR 366 (Cocktail bar)366 Garratt Lane | 020 8944 9591

HANNAHS PLACE (Restaurant)350 Garratt Lane | 020 8877 0799


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K Miser

M C Flea SuckingC Lackey, Yes-man

B! Fool!

B Bloke

B! Stop!T, T! (Exclamation, wardingoff evil)

C ! (Expression of disgust)

Z! Absolutely!

K! Bastard, miser, skinflint

G thug

S-, calm down,

brother

H-!Oh my god!

A V !(Appreciative

exclamation)

C! Quiet!

L! Layabout!B..! Buffoon..!

D Understand please

T Slap

B! damn right!

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