Life-loving Sadhu Charan, an indigo farmer, is newlymarried to Kshetromani, a woman with visions of the future. At first, all is idyllic. But when the new Britishplanter Rose arrives, full of strange desires, the creeping malignancy of the indigo system begins tostrangle their happiness.
During the British Raj, to meet the world's insatiabledesire for blue, vast swathes of the Bengali countryside were given over to the cultivation ofthe indigo plant. The atrocities committed by Britishplanters triggered an extraordinary revolution thatchanged Bengal forever.
Indigo Giant is a gripping, haunting drama byaward-winning playwright Ben Musgrave, inspired byDinabandhu Mitra's trail-blazing Indigo Mirror, a playthat shook colonial India. With songs in English and Bangla by Leesa Gazi.
CASTING: 10 actors (5 male, 4 female, 1 any gender) plus chorus
By:
Ben Musgrave Translated by:
Leesa Gazi Imprint: Salamander Street Limited Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
ISBN:9781738429332 ISBN 10: 1738429334 Pages: 102 Publication Date:31 May 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
