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
Rebecca Clarke as Pamela
Pushpinder Chani as Irfan and Rebecca Clarke as Pamela
Rebecca Clarke as Pamela
Bharti Patel as Sameena
Pushpinder Chani as Irfan
Greg Hobbs as John