Commemorative Events – Poster
| Series name | Productions: Across the Black Waters |
| Description | This A4 poster features three events organised by Mán Melá in commemoration of the Indian soldiers who fought in World War One. The series of events took place as part of Black History Month and was sponsored by the Lewisham Community Affairs Department, and included a special performance of ‘Across the Black Waters’. |
| 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/6 |
| 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. |
