(AGENPARL) - Roma, 13 Agosto 2024 - (AGENPARL) – mar 13 agosto 2024 Tuesday 13 August 2024
REHEARSALS BEGIN FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TANIKA
GUPTA’S A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES
Rehearsals are officially underway at the National Theatre for the upcoming production of
Tanika Gupta’s (A Doll’s House, Lyric Hammersmith) new play, A Tupperware of Ashes
starring Meera Syal.
The production is a vivid and heart-breaking family drama about life, immigration and the Indian
spiritual cycle of death and rebirth to be directed by Pooja Ghai (Artistic Director of Tamasha
Theatre Company) and staged in the Dorfman theatre from 25 September to 16 November.
An ambitious Michelin-Star chef, Queenie is used to having the last word. But when her children
notice gaps in her memory and her grip on reality loosening, they are faced with an impossible
choice. As Raj, Gopal and Kamala battle to reconcile their life-long duty to their mother, the
ramifications of their decision take on a heartbreaking permanence.
The cast includes Raj Bajaj, Natalie Dew, Marc Elliott, Stephen Fewell, Shobna Gulati,
Avita Jay, Meera Syal and Zubin Varla.
The creative team, led by director Pooja Ghai, includes set and costume designer Rosa
Maggiora, lighting designer Matt Haskins, composer Nitin Sawhney, sound designer Elena
Peña, illusions director and designer John Bulleid, movement director Anjali Mehra, fight and
intimacy directors Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown of Rc-Annie Ltd, casting
director Naomi Downham, dialect coach Hazel Holder, music associate David Shrubsole and
staff director Layla Madanat.
A Tupperware of Ashes is playing in the Dorfman theatre from 25 September until 16 November
2024, with press night on 2 October.
Tickets are available from £20 and are on sale now via the National Theatre website. For further
information, including details about assisted performances, please visit nationaltheatre.org.uk.
Notes to Editor
Marketing image and cast headshots can be found here.
Assisted performances of A Tupperware of Ashes:
Captioned Performances: Wednesday 16 October 2024 – 7.30pm, Saturday 16 November 2024
– 2:30pm
Integrated BSL Performances: Saturday 26 October 2024 – 2:30pm, Saturday 09 November
2024 – 7.30pm
Audio described: Saturday 19 October 2024 – 2:30pm (with a touch tour at 1pm), Tuesday 12
November 2024 – 7.30pm (with a touch tour at 6pm)
Relaxed performance: Wednesday 30 October 2024 – 7.30pm
With Thanks
This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Plays Award.
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