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By ELN Media Correspondent: Don’t miss this feel-good Bollywood musical in its authentic setting as it comes to Theatre Royal Stratford East. Wah! Wah! Girls is a passionate and playful story complete with love, villains, and lots of laughs. Set in Stratford in 2012, these unstoppable girls uncover deep secrets and create unexpected dreams.
Inspired by the Mujra dancers, who for generations have entertained the rich and powerful with a spellbinding mix of dance and song, Wah! Wah! Girls is performed to classic Bollywood tracks and new music.
The extravaganza is written by acclaimed playwright Tanika Gupta (Gladiator Games at Stratford East) with new music by Niraj Chag (Baiju Bawra at Stratford East) and directed by multi-award-winning director Emma Rice (The Red Shoes, Brief Encounter). The team of extraordinary talents also includes Bollywood choreographer Javed Sanadi, Kathak choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi, set and costume designer Keith Khan, lighting designer Malcolm Rippeth and sound designer Simon Baker.
Follow the blog to get behind the scenes of Wah! Wah! Girls and everything going on at Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Wah! Wah! Girls is a special collaboration between Theatre Royal Stratford East, Sadler’s Wells and Kneehigh, in association with Hall for Cornwall, celebrating London’s diversity and spirit in its Olympic and Paralympic year. The run at Theatre Royal Stratford East is part of the London 2012 Festival, a 12-week nationwide festival in celebration of the Games.
Wah! Wah! Girls is part of World Stages London, a celebration of London’s diversity through a series of exceptional shows created by leading UK and inter national artists: www.worldstages.com.
Bindi / Sameena Bibi – Rina Fatania
Devi – Japjit Kaur
Soraya – Sophiya Haque
Mansoor – Tony Jayawardena
Cal – Delroy Atkinson
Anita – Davina Perera
Fauzia – Shelley Williams
Shanti / Young Soraya – Sheena Patel
Kabir – Tariq Jordan
Omar – Keeza Farhan
Sita – Rebecca Grant
Anish / Tariq – Gurpreet Singh
Tickets
Tuesday and Thursday evenings & Sunday matinees
£20/£16/£10 (£15/£11/£8 concessions)
Limited availability of Upper Circle seats at £5
Friday & Saturday evenings
£24/£15/£12 (concessions £18/£15/£10)
Groups: ten tickets for the price of nine
Tickets now available on-line, in person at the Box Office or call 020-8534 0310.
Times
All evening shows at 7.30pm
Saturday matinees at 2.30pm
Sunday matinee: 23rd Sept at 3pm
FREE Post show discussion Tues 25th September
Access performances
Audio & signed: Sat 29th September, 2.30pm
Captioned: Saturday 22nd Sept, 2.30pm
