GHOST STORIES FROM AN OLD COUNTRY By Tajinder Singh Hayer
Dalvir has always told a good ghost story, properly unsettling, dark tales to send a chill right through his younger brother Amar. But now Dalvir’s almost a ghost himself, cloistered and secretive. Amar desperately wants to reconnect with the only family he has left, but can he unravel Dalvir’s stories to find a way back to his brother?
Threaded through with captivating fables, Ghost Stories From An Old Country is a riveting and poignant exploration of the ties that bind us.
Cast
Amar - Shane Zaza
Paula - Rebecca Crankshaw
Dal - Raj Ghatak
Creative Team
Writer - Tajinder Singh Hayer
Director - Jessica Lazar
Composer and Sound Designer - Farokh Soltani
Tajinder Singh Hayer lectures in Creative Writing at Lancaster University. His writing credits for theatre include North Country (Freedom Studios), Players, Mela (Leeds Playhouse) and In This House (Menagerie); and for radio, The One That Got Away (BBC Radio 3), If You Can’t Stand The Heat, ID (BBC Radio 4), We’re Not Getting Married, Ask Mina (BBC Asian Network), and Tidelands. His television credits include Numtums. He previously won the BBC’s The Spin competition with his play People Like Me in 2003. He has been a writer on attachment at the Leeds Playhouse, BBC Radio Drama Manchester and the National Theatre.
