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“In our shops we will be Kings of England. And we will make this place our place.”

The Bains’ corner shop in Wolverhampton has been at the centre of the family for three generations.

In 1969, Mrs Bains is balancing running the business, caring for her ailing husband and the demands of her two headstrong daughters, who each have their eye on a different kind of future.

In the present day, a family tragedy pulls Arjan Bains back from a life in London. The shop represents everything he was trying to escape, but with his mother insisting it remain open, how long can he stay away?

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (A Kind of People) adapts the critically acclaimed novel from Sathnam Sanghera (Empireland), a sweeping family portrait directed by Iqbal Khan (East Is East).

 

Priority Booking for Gold & Silver Friends, 16-26 Members and Access Register
Now open

Priority Booking for Bronze Friends opens
Mon 2 Dec from 12 noon

Public Booking opens
Tue 3 Dec from 12 noon

Price

From £15.50

Presented by

A Birmingham Rep and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre co-production.

Written by

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti

Based on the novel by

Sathnam Sanghera

Directed by

Iqbal Khan

Access

Audio Described: Sat 5 Jul at 2.30pm (described by Julia Grundy & Carolyn Smith)

A Free Touch Tour is available to book before the Audio Described performances. 

BSL Interpreted: Sat 5 Jul at 2.30pm (interpreted by Harjit Jagdev)

Captioned: Tue 1 Jul at 7.30pm

Chilled: Thu 3 Jul at 2.30pm

Special Offers

3 for 2: Add 3 shows into your basket and at checkout enjoy 33% off each production for selected productionsT&Cs apply – Find Out More

Aged 16 to 25 Discounted tickets are available for this production for registered 16-25 members. T&Cs apply – Find Out More

Teens Go Free: Receive one complimentary young persons ticket (13-19 years) when you book one standard ticket on Tue 1 Jul and Wed 2 Jul performances at 7.30pm . Discount will be applied automatically at checkout when you add both tickets to your basket. T&Cs apply – Find Out More

Fees and Charges

Venue

The House

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