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Birmingham Rep in Centenary Square, Birmingham
Indigo Giant artwork. The outline of a face within a smudge of bright blue watercolour. Instead of hair, the face has trees and birds growing from it.

Indigo Giant

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Do you ever feel that there is something inside you? Something very old, that will come out one day.

During the British Raj, to meet the world’s insatiable desire for blue, vast swathes of the Bengali countryside were given over to the cultivation of the indigo plant. The atrocities committed by British planters triggered an extraordinary revolution that changed Bengal forever.

1859. A field in Kanaipur, Bengal. Life-loving Sadhu Charan, an indigo farmer, is newly married to Kshetromani, a woman with visions of the future. At first, all is idyllic. But when the new British Planter, Rose, arrives, full of strange desires, the creeping malignancy of the indigo system begins to strangle their happiness…

Can’t you hear the footsteps all around? The Indigo Giant is coming!

Born out of a dialogue between British and Bangladeshi theatre makers, Indigo Giant is a gripping, haunting new drama inspired by Dinabandhu Mitra’s trail-blazing Indigo Mirror, a play that shook colonial India.

Price

From £12

Presented by

Komola Collective

Age Guidance

14+

Please note, no under 5s will be admitted to the auditorium.

Running time

Approximately 2 hours including an interval

Post-show discussion

There will be a post-show discussion after the 3pm performance on Sat 16 Mar.

Content advice

Themes include suicidal thoughts, sexual harassment and violence

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Fees and Charges

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Production photos

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Indigo Giant production shot. A man and a woman sit back to back. They are looking away from each other with concern on their faces. There is some string and a small plant visible in the background.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant Production Shot. Two men, both wearing white shirts and red headbands are speaking to each other. One is looking down at a small, white drawstring bag that he's holding, and the other is holding onto his shoulders in an encouraging way.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant Production Shot. A woman is holding up a large piece of indigo fabric and she is examining it.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant production shot. A man is stood alone on stage. He is speaking out to the audience. He is wearing a white shirt, a green scarf and a red bandana.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant production shot. A man and a woman are talking to someone off camera.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant Production Shot. A woman wearing a dark green sari is pointing angrily and shouting at a man in a suit.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant production shot. A man in a suit is looking pompous.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant Production Shot. A woman in a sari is talking to someone off camera. She is sat on the floor and looks annoyed.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant Production Shot. A woman in a sari is talking to someone off camera. She is holding something and looks outraged. There are threads of fabric draped over curtain rails in the background.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

Indigo Giant production shot. A woman wearing a green and red sari is looking with concern at someone out of shot.

Photo Credit: Alex Unai

See what audiences think

Creative Team

Writer

Ben Musgrave

Dramaturgy & Lyrics

Leesa Gazi

Director

Gavin Joseph

Design

Caitlin Abbot

Music

Sohini Alam

Music

Oliver Weeks

Lighting

Nasirul Haque Khokon

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