A Thin Red Line
by Sonali Bhattacharyya
November 2007
UK Tour
A young couple who sought refuge in Birmingham just a few miles away return home to face the fault lines of prejudice and cultural division. A Thin Red Line explores the divisions in the cultural and social landscape of the Black Country.
Sonali Bhattacharyya, a writer from the Midlands, drew inspiration for this provocative play from a series of workshops with various Black Country community groups during the 60th anniversary year of the partition.
A Thin Red Line was a co-production with Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Black Country Touring.
Cast
Pushpinder Chani as Irfan Rebecca Clarke as Pamela
Greg Hobbs as John
Bharti Patel as Sameena
Production
Director — Janet Steel
Lighting — Simon Bond
Music — Philip Cheng
Casting — Hannah Miller
Dramaturgy — Caroline Jester
Rehearsal Stage Manager — Katie Burrows
Touring Stage Manager — Simon Sinfield
Project Manager — Christopher Corner
Graphic Design — Arnim Friess Photography — Aunkar Sahota Anand and Chhabra
