The Buddha Of Suburbia

Show Info Cast & Creative Age & Content Guide

Genre Drama

Venue

Barbican Theatre Get directions

First Performance 22/10/2024

Closing 16/11/2024

Running Time 2h50, inc. interval

South London in the late seventies. High unemployment, high inflation, food shortages and strikes. But despite the winter of discontent, 17-year-old Karim’s life is about to explode into glorious technicolour as he navigates a path to enlightenment. Or at the very least, Beckenham.

Director Emma Rice brings her unique and joyful style to Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning 1990 novel, exploring family, friends, sex, theatre and, ultimately, belonging, in this critically acclaimed production.

Cast

Karim - Dee Ahluwalia

Haroon - Ankur Bahl

Charlie/Shadwell - Tommy Belshaw

Tracey/Jeeta/Marlene/Auntie Jean - Rina Fatania

Jamila - Natasha Jayetileke

Anwar/Joanna - Naveed Khan

Ensemble - Deven Modha

Margaret/Eleanor - Katy Owen

Changez - Simon Rivers

Eva - Lucy Thackeray

Matthew Pyke - Ewan Wardrop

Creative

Writer/Co-Adaptor - Hanif Kureishi

Director/Co-Adaptor - Emma Rice

Set Designer - Rachana Jadhav

Costume Designer - Vicki Mortimer

Sound and Video Designer - Simon Baker

Lighting Designer - Jai Morjaria

Composer - Niraj Chag

Choreographer and Intimacy Coordinator - Etta Murfitt

Fight Director - Kev McCurdy

Casting Director - Matthew Dewsbury CDG

Advisory Content

This production contains scenes of an adult nature, including depictions of nudity and sexual acts, and swearing throughout.

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