{"id":7808,"date":"2022-04-14T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/the-national-theatre-are-all-geared-up-for-the-father-and-the-assassin\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:31:00","slug":"the-national-theatre-are-all-geared-up-for-the-father-and-the-assassin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/the-national-theatre-are-all-geared-up-for-the-father-and-the-assassin\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Theatre are all geared up for &#8216;The Father and the Assassin&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44640\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opening in May 2022 in the Olivier theatre is&nbsp;<strong><em>The Father and The Assassin<\/em><\/strong>,<em>&nbsp;<\/em>a gripping new play by&nbsp;<strong>Anupama Chandrasekhar<\/strong>, one of India\u2019s most exciting playwrights, directed by&nbsp;<strong>Indhu Rubasingham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The play traces Nathuram Godse\u2019s life over 30 years during India\u2019s fight for independence: from devout follower of Mahatma Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter.&nbsp;<strong>Shubham Saraf<\/strong>&nbsp;is cast as Godse alongside&nbsp;<strong>Paul Bazely&nbsp;<\/strong>as Gandhi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company also includes:&nbsp;<strong>Sagar Arya, Ankur Bahl, Ralph Birtwell, Ayesha Dharker, Marc Elliott, Ravin J Ganatra, Dinita Gohil, Halema Hussain, Irvine Iqbal, Nadeem Islam, Tony Jayawardena, Sakuntala Ramanee, Anish Roy, Sid Sagar, Shubham Saraf, Akshay Shah, Peter Singh&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Maanuv Thiara.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set and costume design is by&nbsp;<strong>Rajha Shakiry<\/strong>, lighting design is by&nbsp;<strong>Oliver Fenwick<\/strong>&nbsp;and sound design is by&nbsp;<strong>Alex Caplen<\/strong>. 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