Brick Lane '78 - A Purbanat Production.
Performing at mac, Birmingham, 11th February 2018.
Written by Murad Khan.
Directed by Sudip Chakroborthy.
About ‘Brick Lane 78’
Altab Ali was a Bangladeshi textile worker who was murdered by three teenagers on 4 May 1978 in a racist attack as he walked home after work. It provoked the mass mobilisation of the Bengali community locally.
It was a defining moment for the British-Bangladeshi’s who first time ever stood-up on their own feet with their identity, rights and dignity against far-right party’s propaganda and activities.
With the current new wave of white supremacy and far-right activities showing their aggression not only in UK, but Europe and the other side of the Atlantic, this stand-up moment in 78 is still relevant now to all minority and oppressed groups. Our production ‘Brick Lane 78’ shows this relevance.
Purbanat is an established theatre company in the West Midlands and a creative home for new plays, performers and creative people. Working collaboratively with a variety of partners, they discover, nurture and produce drama which tells universal stories to audiences from a wide range of backgrounds. Purbanat specialises in producing both new plays and adaptations of existing international written works, and tours to theatres and community focussed venues throughout the Midlands and beyond. Purbanat’s other productions are 'Salty Water and Us', 'Bangla Brummies' and 'Jahaji'.
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Trailer produced by Big Frog Films Ltd
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