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Afternoon Play: Chasing the Rainbow - Tums, Bums and Meat Samosas

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Lekha Desai Morrison.
The first of three plays developed through the Chasing the Rainbow initiative, which sets out to find new black and Asian playwrights from the Midlands region.
Wife and mother Shushila retreats into a fantasy world, where she becomes a Lara Croft-like figure with supernatural powers. But, when her mother-in-law keels over, Shushila is terrified that she might have taken things too far.
Director Peter Leslie Wild

Contributors

Writer:
Lekha Desai Morrison
Director:
Peter Leslie Wild
Shushila:
Shaheen Khan
Maji:
Jamila Massey
Arvin:
Bhartl Patel
Aerobics instructor:
Bhartl Patel
Kathy:
Sara Poyser
Wendy:
Alison Belbln

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