The Cornershop – Reshaam (Silk) – Photograph

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This photograph is taken from a scene in ‘Reshaam (Silk)’, by Yasmin Khan. The actors featured are Saikat Ahamed and Veejay Kaur. This play formed part of a triple bill production by Mán Melá entitled ‘The Cornershop’. The show was directed by Mán Melá artistic director Dominic Rai, and toured nationally in April 2001.

Date of Creation / Publication2001
CreatorWhitfield, John
Associated Person/ OrganisationRai, Dominic
LocationBristol
Collection and Reference NumberMán Melá Theatre Company Collection (GB 2661 MM)
Catalogue NumberMM/PRO/TC/4
CopyrightThe Creator and/ or the associated person or organisation where applicable.
Access to originalsThe originals are located at SADAA
Series notesThe Cornershop comprised three new plays written by Yasmin Khan, Ravi Mangat and Ashok Patel, exploring British Asian family life. The production was originally commissioned by The Hawth, Crawley, as part of a 3-year programme supported by the Arts Council of England, to encourage new British Asian theatre and to develop audiences for it. The Cornershop previewed in Spring 2000. This digital material in this file features a photograph from each writer’s production and a flyer.
Collection notesThe 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.