Azadi: The Story of Freedom – Photograph
| Series name | Productions: Azadi - The Story of Freedom |
| Description | This colour photograph is taken from a scene from Mán Melá ‘s 1998 production of ‘Azadi – The story of Freedom’. The production toured London in 1997 and nationally in April – May 1998. The national tour included dramatised extracts of contemporary literature of Indian, Pakistani and British writers, and a new cast. This image features actors Riz Meeden, Qasim Shaheen and Razia Ayub. |
| Date of Creation / Publication | 1998 |
| Creator | Whitfield, John |
| Associated Person/ Organisation | Rai, Dominic; Mán Melá Theatre Company |
| Location | London |
| Collection and Reference Number | Mán Melá Theatre Company Collection (GB 2661 MM) |
| Catalogue Number | MM/PRO/AZ/6 |
| Copyright | The Creator and/ or the associated person or organisation where applicable. |
| Access to originals | The originals are located at SADAA |
| Series notes | ‘Azadi: The Story of Freedom’ was produced by Mán Melá in 1997, to celebrate fifty years of independent writing in India and Pakistan. The multimedia show featured the writings of Indian, Pakistan and British poets and novelists including, Meera Syal, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth, Faiz Ahamd Faiz, Hanif Kureishi, Anita Desai and Rukhsana Ahmad. The production also featured actress Mina Anwar, scholar and playwright Shamsuddin Agha, renowned sculptor Nek Chand and the music of Baluji Shrivastav. Azadi was held in various venues in London throughout September and October 1997. The production toured the rest of the UK in 1998, and featured contemporary writing from a new generation of writers. |
| 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. |
