RSC IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH WISE CHILDREN
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HANIF KURESHI
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY EMMA RICE, WITH HANIF KURESHI
About the show
‘My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred. Almost.’
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.
Hanif Kureishi and Emma Rice adapt Kureishi’s award-winning 1990 novel, which was later turned into an acclaimed TV series. On stage it becomes an irresistible, heart-breaking and joyful exploration of family, friends, sex, theatre and, ultimately, belonging.
Age guidance 13+.
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon