Mind walking / Tanika Gupta.
By: Gupta, Tanika [author.].
Series: Oberon modern plays: Publisher: London : Oberon Books : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013Description: 1 online resource (64 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781350208155; 1350208159.Subject(s): East Indians -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- Drama | Aging -- Drama | Aging | Great Britain | Drama & Performance Studies | Plays, playscriptsGenre/Form: Drama. | Drama.Online resources: View this item online Summary: Moving, powerful, ethereal; Mind Walking is a celebration of the life of one extraordinary man, the enduring love story of a mature couple and their family. Bobby has led a remarkable life. Migrating from India as a young man he found love in the UK with his wife Moira, but as a Parsi Bobby was expected to marry within the community. His family disowns him and as a result he cuts them, their religion and their culture from his life forever--until his mind starts to wander. As secrets and hidden stories tumble out of Bobby's mouth, his family start to question the truth about their ancestry and shared history. Mind Walking explores what happens to a family when the mind of an old, Indian man, Bobby starts to unravel. This delicate, poetic play tumbles and traverses through Bobby's memories on an intergenerational journey of family ties, religious dogma and cultural expectations.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Moving, powerful, ethereal; Mind Walking is a celebration of the life of one extraordinary man, the enduring love story of a mature couple and their family. Bobby has led a remarkable life. Migrating from India as a young man he found love in the UK with his wife Moira, but as a Parsi Bobby was expected to marry within the community. His family disowns him and as a result he cuts them, their religion and their culture from his life forever--until his mind starts to wander. As secrets and hidden stories tumble out of Bobby's mouth, his family start to question the truth about their ancestry and shared history. Mind Walking explores what happens to a family when the mind of an old, Indian man, Bobby starts to unravel. This delicate, poetic play tumbles and traverses through Bobby's memories on an intergenerational journey of family ties, religious dogma and cultural expectations.