Amit Shah (Abdul Khan), Ashley Kumar (Tariq Khan), Darren Kuppan (Maneer Khan), Nathan Clarke (Saleem Khan), Taj Atwal(Meenah Khan) and Michael Karim (Sajit Khan) join multi award-winning actress Jane Horrocks (Ella Khan) and East is East's award-winning playwright Ayub Khan Din (George Khan) as the Khan family, in Ayub Khan Din's critically-acclaimed play.
The Khans are joined by Sally Bankes (Auntie Annie), Rani Moorthy (Mrs. Shah) and Hassani Shapi (Mr Shah/Doctor). Ash Rizi, Karl Seth, Deepal Parmar and Pamela Bennett (Ensemble) complete the cast.
East is East, Ayub Khan Din's semi-autobiographical account of British Asian life in the 1970s and the clash of cultures between a multi-cultural family growing up in Salford, is a play that continues to resonate and provoke discussion. The play will be directed by acclaimed young director Sam Yates, following Richard III (starring Martin Freeman), as part of Artistic Director Jamie Lloyd's exciting second season for Trafalgar Transformed. The production runs from 4 October 2014 to 3 January 2015, with press night on 15 October. Design is by Tom Scutt, lighting by Richard Howell, with sound and music by Alex Baranowski.
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