Exchange of Lunatics – Photograph
| Series name | Project Development |
| Description | This image depicts four actors from Mán Melá ‘s adaptation of Saadat Hasan Manto’s short story, ‘Toba Tek Singh – The Exchange of Lunatics’. The story, performed in English and Punjabi, is an account of the plan to transfer Hindu and Sikh mentally disabled people from Lahore Asylum shortly after Partition in 1947. The image features a scene from the play with actors Sava Dhalivaal, Harmage Singh Kalirai, Sanjit Sil and Mazhar Tirmazi. The production took place at The Hawth Theatre in Crawley in August 2000. |
| Date of Creation / Publication | 2000 |
| Creator | Whitfield, John |
| Associated Person/ Organisation | Rai, Dominic |
| Location | London |
| Collection and Reference Number | Mán Melá Theatre Company Collection (GB 2661 MM) |
| Catalogue Number | MM/PD/13 |
| Copyright | The Creator and/ or the associated person or organisation where applicable. |
| Access to originals | The originals are located at SADAA |
| Series notes | The digitised material in this section includes photographs, extracts of scripts, flyers and posters from selected project development activities led by Mán Melá from1994 to 2003. |
| 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. |
