The small-scale production presented by Rifco Studio and Sukh Ojla in association with Watford Palace Theatre opens at The Woodville (Gravesend) on 29th September 2017 before touring to The Curve (Slough), Warwick Arts Centre, Watford Palace Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Set in Gravesend, the play follows thirty-something Polly whose picture perfect life is interrupted when her first love Bali gets in touch 20 years later. Sukh developed the play, which explores themes of duty, love and missed opportunities, through a series of community workshops, readings and peer-to-peer mentorship as part of the Rifco Associates programme.
Sukh Ojla is a writer, actress and stand up comedian. Pyar Actually is her first full-length play. She won Monologue Slam with her self-penned monologue Settling, has written and performed stand up comedy for the Alchemy Festival, won the Make The Cut competition at the St James Theatre and recently performed at BBC Asian Network’s Big Comedy Night at Watford Palace Theatre.
Rifco Associates is a two-year rolling programme for artists and creatives both early in their career and mid-career, supporting them to create a new piece of work or develop a new concept. This structured programme is about opening up access to a wider range of people working in theatre and celebrating the voices of British Asian contemporary artists both on the stage and behind the scenes. Find out more about the Rifco Associates here.
Rifco Studio is Rifco theatre on a smaller scale. Offering the opportunity for new writing and developing artists to present work at intimate venues across the UK. The productions are shorter, with fewer cast members and minimal stage setting, but with the same quality, vibrancy and contemporary British Asian storytelling that audiences have come to expect from Rifco. With Rifco’s yearly mainstage productions and the newly introduced Rifco Studio productions, the company will offer audiences with a year-round programme of diverse work.
For more info: rifcoarts.com/shows/pyar-actually
Tour Dates:
Fri 29 Sept – Sun 1 Oct The Woodville, Gravesend
08442 439 480
woodville.co.uk
Thur 5 Oct – Sat 7 Oct The Curve, Slough
thecurveslough.com
Mon 13 Nov – Tue 14 Nov Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
024 7652 4524
warwickartscentre.co.uk
Wed 15 Nov – Fri 17 Nov Watford Palace Theatre
01923 225 671
watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Sat 18 Nov 2017 Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
0208 534 0310
stratfordeast.com
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