River on fire
by Rukhsana Ahmad
February 2001
London | Leicester | Crawley | Southampton
Kiran, a young British Asian actress from London, is recruited by an Indian film director to play the role of Shola in his next production. The death of her screenwriter aunt throws Kiran’s life into turmoil, as she is finds herself in direct conflict with her cousins, which forces her to grapple with communalism as it spills over into her life.
Set against the Bombay riots of December 1992, River on Fire is a contemporary reworking of the ancient Greek tragedy, Antigone.
River on Fire was shortlisted for the 2002 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Lyric Hammersmith Cast
Ravi Aujla
Lyndam Gregory
Shiv Grewal
Shelley King
Parminder K Nagra
Parminder Sekhon
Touring Production Cast
Ravi Aujla
Sumitra Bhagat
Lyndam Gregory
Shelley King
Rina Mahoney
Sanjit Sil
Production
Director — Helena Bell
Designer— Sophia Lovell Smith
Lighting Designer — Flick Ansell
Sound Designer — Ansuman Biswas
London Stage Manager — Federica Lippi
London Assistant Stage Manager — Demelza Fry
Tour Technical Manager — James Clotfelter
Tour Company Stage Manager — Allana Sheard
Kathak Dance Choreographer — Gauri Sharma Tripathi
Flight Director — Richard Ryan
Assistant Fight Director — Bret Yount
Press and Marketing Consultant — Suman Bhuchar