Across the Black Waters – Programme
| Series name | Productions: Across the Black Waters |
| Description | This is an eight-page programme of Mán Melá ‘s 1998 adaptation of Mulk Raj Anand’s novel ‘Across the Black Waters’. The booklet contains information about the cast members, a glossary of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu words, a short piece on Mulk Raj Anand written by Alastair Niven, and background information on the play and its adaptation, by Dominc 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/2 |
| 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. |
