''The Beautiful Violin'' is a play by Adam Strickson. Written in the

Jatra (Bengal) Jatra () is a popular folk-theatre from Bengali theatre and Odia theatre, spread throughout most of Eastern areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Tripura As of 2005, there ...

style, it takes place during the 19th century in rural

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

and tells the story of a tragic romance. It was co-commissioned by Peshkar Productions and the

Oldham Coliseum Theatre Oldham Coliseum Theatre is a theatre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Located on Fairbottom Street in the town centre, it opened in 1887 as the Colosseum, a reconstruction of an 1885 wooden circus building, has since been rebuilt as a ma ...

. It was nominated for the Best New Play category at the

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of 2002.

Original tour

The piece was directed by Iain Bloomfield and toured nationally to the following venues in 2002:Iain Bloomfield
*

Contact Theatre Contact is an arts organisation based in Manchester, England. Established in 1972, as a center for young artists to create and learn, the theatre remains in its original building and is a part of the Arts Council England, the University of Man ...

* Nuffield Theatre,

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* The

Bradford Alhambra The Alhambra Theatre is a theatre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, named after the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, which was the place of residence of the Emir of the Emirate of Granada. It was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for t ...

* Meredith Studio,

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* The

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, Halifax

Cast

* Ahad Ullah *

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- Bhelua * Everal Walsh - Vivek * Perveen Hussain * Jaleel Akhtar * Ross Millar

References

External links

Peshkar's official website

Peshkar's Arts Council profile

Interview with Adam Strickson

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