Just Before the Rain
Just Before the Rain was a play created in the aftermath of the 2001 Oldham race riots. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it was a devised piece involving local performers directed by Iain Bloomfield.
Tour
After initial performances at 2002's Contacting The World festival in Manchester , the play was toured to the following venues :
- Contact Theatre; 13–15 February
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton; 17–19 February
- Darwen Library Theatre; 20 February
- King George's Hall, Blackburn; 23 February
- Theatre in the Mill, Bradford; 4 & 5 March
- Gateway Theatre (Chester); 18–21 March
- Live Theatre Company, Newcastle; 3–5 April
- Sherman Cymru; 8 & 9 April
- Lawrence Batley Theatre; 22nd & 23rd
- Watermans Arts Centre; 8–10 May
- Oldham Coliseum Theatre; 13 May
- Phoenix Arts Centre; 16 & 17 May
Original cast
Jaheda Choudury, Anjub Ali, Aklakur Rahman Mahmood Ali, and Shahena Choudhury.
External links
- What's On Stage review:
- Manchester Evening News article on the play:
- Redhotcurry.com review:
- BBC article about the play:
- Trailer for the production:
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