Scene/Change
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Date
2025
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Company
Sherman Theatre / Jhoom Theatre
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Role
Kantilal
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Director
Dean Rehman
Scene / Change
The one and only theatrical and Wales based artists of South Asian heritage.
The plays - all written, rehearsed and performed by members of Wales and across the UK.
This event is taking place during South Asian Heritage Month.
Takes place every year from 18th July to 17th August and seeks celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities. This Routes. We're so glad you're here to celebrate this important time.
4 South Asian writers will each produce an original 15-minute script; they are Kia Shah, Priya Hall, Nadheem and Durre Shahwar. They will be supported by 4 of Wales’ finest dramaturgs, as well as attending workshops with the Sherman Literary Department.
I portrayed the character Kantilal in 'The Distance Between Us', a play written by Kia Shah.
Director: Dean Rehman
Stage Manager: Suneeda Maruthiyil
Cast: Emma Kaler (Kia/Young Savita);
Sakuntala Ramanee (Savita);
Shredha Rajagopalan (Mum/Mother-in-Law);
Tariq Ali (Dad);
Safyan Iqbal (Kantilal).
And overall whole team below;
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM
Alana Barnett - BSL Interpreter
Davina Moss - Literary Manager, Sherman Theatre
Dean Rehman - Director
Durre Shahwar - Writer
Emma Kaler - Actor
Hannah Collins - BSL Interpreter
Hari Berrow - Dramaturg
Harjit Jagdev - Onstage BSL Interpreter
Haseeb Qadeer - Photographer
Jafar Iqbal - Producer
Jagan Jijo - Videographer, Lume Lens
Janhavi Shivalkar - Actor Jennifer Lunn - Dramaturg
Jonny Cotsen - Access Consultant
Kathryn Neal - BSL Interpreter
Kia Shah - Writer
Lowri Jenkins - Dramaturg
Lowri Morgan - Literan
Sherman Theatre
Nadheem - Writer Naz Sheikh - Actor
Nia Gandhi - Assistant Pro
Nim Gill - Director
Priya Hall - Writer
Rory Daniel - BSL Interpreter
Roshina Ambar - Actor
Safyan Iqbal - Actor
Sakuntala Ramanee - Actor
Shredha Rajagopalan - Actor
Sneya Rajani - Actor
Suneeda Maruthiyil - Stage Manag
Tafsila Khan - Dramaturg
Tariq Ali - Actor
Trishna Singh-Davies - Pre-show DJ
Zaineb Aamir - Stage Manager
JHOOM is the 1st theatre company making work for, by and with the South Asian communities in Wales, connecting them with the UK and the rest of the world.