Written by and starring Ayub Khan Din (My Beautiful Laundrette, East Is East) alongside multi-award winning Jane Horrocks (Sunshine on Leith, Little Voice, Life is Sweet, Absolutely Fabulous).
An Hilarious modern classic about growing up in multiracial England. Pakistani chip shop owner George Khan (Ayub Khan Din) is determined to give his children a strict Muslim upbringing against the unforgiving backdrop of 1970s Salford.
Household tension reaches breaking point as their long-suffering English mother, Ella (Jane Harrocks) gets caught in the cross fire-her loyalties divided between her marriage and the free will of her children.
Starring JANE HORROCKS and AYUB KHAN DIN, By AYUB KHAN DIN and Directed by SAM YATES
Pakistani chip-shop owner George Khan – “Genghis” to his kids – is determined to give his children a strict Muslim upbringing against the unforgiving backdrop of 1970s Salford. Household tension reaches breaking point as their long-suffering English mother, Ella, gets caught in the cross fire – her loyalties divided between her marriage and the free will of her children.
Multi award-winning stage and screen star Jane Horrocks (Young Vic’s Annie Get Your Gun, Sunshine on Leith, The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, Absolutely Fabulous) stars in East is East, the modern classic about growing up in multiracial England, with award-winning playwright Ayub Khan Din, who will bring his own unique insight to the role of George.
Trafalgar Studios
Booking From: 4th October 2014
Booking Until: 3rd January 2015
Performances
Evenings: Monday to Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm
