After their triumphant Bollywood musical 'Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and A Funeral', Tamasha return to the Lyric in 2005 with a thrilling dance-fuelled tale of love across the boundaries.

'Strictly Dandia' is set during the Gujarati mating season of Navratri - nine nights of dancing when young men and women take to dance floor in a bid to attract the 'right' partner and the eye of the judges, looking to crown the next Diwali King and Queen. Caste divisions are rife, allegiances are challenged, and when an outsider dances his way into the heart of the most eligible girl the stakes are raised....

Sudha Buchar and Kristine Landon-Smith set this universally familiar story in a largely unseen world.

With specially commissioned music by celebrated multi-instrumentalist Shri (Shrikanth Sriram) and choreography by DV8's Liam Street, the original production of 'Strictly Dandia' won a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival.

CAST & CREW

Director: Kristine Landon-Smith
Designer: Sue Mayes
Lighting Designer: Chris Davey
Choreographer: Liam Steel
Composer: Shri (Shirkanth Sriram)
Sound Designer: Mike Furness
Cast Includes: Sudha Bhuchar, Charubala Chokshi, Susan Cruse, Shiv Grewal, Davina Hellall, Divian Ladwa, Sonit Shringi, Paul Tilley, Fiona Wade.

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