Across the Black Waters - Information Leaflet

Across the Black Waters – Information Leaflet

Series name	Productions: Across the Black Waters
Description	This is an information leaflet featuring an actor from Mán Melá ‘s adaptation of Mulk Raj Anand’s novel ‘Across the Black Waters’. The leaflet provides details of the production’s tour dates in October and November 1998, as well as a brief background to India’s volunteer army of over one million that took part in the First World War. The play was adapted from Anand’s novel by Mán Melá ‘s artistic director Dominic Rai and Gerald Wells.
Date of Creation / Publication	1998
Creator	Mán Melá Theatre Company
Associated Person/ Organisation	Rai, Dominic
Location	London
Collection and Reference Number	Mán Melá Theatre Company Collection (GB 2661 MM)
Catalogue Number	MM/PRO/AB/4
Copyright	The Creator and/ or the associated person or organisation where applicable.
Access to originals	The originals are located at SADAA
Series notes	Across Black Waters, a play adapted by Mán Melá from the novel by Mulk Raj Anand, depicts the struggles and aspirations of an Indian soldier in the trenches of the Western Front. More than one million soldiers fought in the First World War and over 62,000 died. Mán Melá’s adaptation of the novel by Dominic Rai and Gerald Wells, included music by composed by Baluji Shrivastav. The play itself and extracts of it toured the UK between 1998 and 2003 at various venues including the National Army Museum. The digitised items in this file include production programmes and leaflets, which provide historical details and information.
Collection notes	The Mán Melá Theatre Company Collection consists of digitised material pertaining to Mán Melá’s productions and its audience and project development work since 1993. The items include production and workshop photographs, flyers and information-based programmes.