Wednesday, September 09, 2015

ART ON SCREEN: The Rogue Theatre and The Loft Cinema present BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 11:00AM; TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 7:00PM; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 11:00AM | GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 • LOFT MEMBERS: $10
PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT PASSES OR GROUPONS FOR THIS SCREENING.
Tickets and info: https://loftcinema.com/film/behind-the-beautiful-forevers/
 

Co-presented by The Rogue Theatre and The Loft Cinema.

Meera Syal (The Kumars; Goodness Gracious Me; Rafta Rafta at the National) returns to the National Theatre, directed by Rufus Norris (Broken; London Road).

“Magnificent. Rufus Norris’ production has a humane, dignified sweep that captivates.” –Independent

Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 2012, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale. India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighborhood. (Running time: 180 mins., includes intermission)

 

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