National Theatre Live: Dara
90 %|Dec 1, 2020|Drama, History
1659 Mughal, India. Two brothers, Dara and Aurangzeb, are both heirs to the Muslim empire. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people – and of his emperor father – but younger brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India’s future. Now they fight ferociously for succession.
Featured Crew
Shahid Nadeem
Writer
Nadia Fall
Director
Katrina Lindsay
Production Design
Japjit Kaur
Music Director
Niraj Chag
Music
Liam Steel
Choreographer
Tanya Ronder
Adaptation
Carolyn Downing
Sound Designer
Cast
Zubin Varla
Dara
Gurjeet Singh
Kam / Malik’s Watchman / Soldier / Young Aurangzeb
Scott Karim
Faqir / Malik’s Servant
Ronak Patani
Azam / Sipihr / Young Dara
Emilio Doorgasingh
Executioner / Malik Jiwan / Qazi Sayed
Anjana Vasan
Hira Bai
Sargon Yelda
Aurangzeb
Rudi Dharmalingam
Danishmand / Murad
Esh Alladi
Governor Khan / Murad’s Aide / Prison Guard
Nicholas Khan
Imad / Mian Mir’s Second Disciple / Mir Khalil
Mariam Haque
Massage Girl / Young Jahanara
Gary Wood
Akhtar / Hussain / Jamal / Soldier
Vincent Ebrahim
Emperor Shah Jahan
Nathalie Armin
Jahanara
Anneika Rose
Roshanara
Anjli Mohindra
Afia
Liya Tassisa
Young Roshanara
Indira Joshi
Imperial slave / Itbar’s Mother / Old Woman
Joplin Sibtain
Itbar
Simon Nagra
Itbar's Father / Mullah Farooq
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prosecutor Talib
Ranjit Krishnamma
Mian Mir