A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster
Adapted by Martin Sherman
Directed by Mark G. Nagle
Sydney Premiere
Season: 15th May - 19th June 2021
Preview night 14th May
Friday and Saturday nights at 7.30pm
Sunday matinée at 4.30pm
Running Time: Two hours 45mins including a 20 min interval
Please note this production makes use of incense throughout the course of the performance.
Please read our COVID Safety Guidelines before booking or attending a performance.
No door sales - please book before attending a performance to assist with Covid safety.
India COVID Relief
India is currently facing a COVID crisis where people are dying due to limited access to oxygen cylinders. The cast and crew of Passage to India are keen to help fundraise for Indians requiring help in this current crisis, and have set up a fundraiser. Please consider a donation if possible. The Genesian Theatre is pleased to match donations to this fundraiser up to a maximum of $1000.
What could be more wonderful than to sit back and enjoy A Passage to India? This is a strong adaptation with many challenges of multiple locations, costume changes and large cast, but the timeless beauty of the story will shine through.
Before deciding whether to marry Chandrapore's local magistrate, Adela Quested desires discovering the "real India" for herself. Newly arrived from England, she agrees to see the Marabar Caves with the charming Dr Aziz. Through this one harmless event Forster exposes the absurdity, hysteria and depth of cultural ignorance that existed in British India in the twenties. E.M. Forster's classic novel is adapted in this highly theatrical, humorous, and faithful version for the stage by Martin Sherman.
| Production | |
| Director | Mark G. Nagle |
| Assistant Director | Emma Whitehead |
| Set Design | Mark G. Nagle |
| Costume Design | Andrea Tan Mark G. Nagle |
| Lighting Design | Sarah Gooda Michael Schell |
| Sound Design | Jaymes Julian Wilson Vishal Shah Mark G. Nagle |
| Crew | |
| Stage Manager | Marica Fumanti Owen L. Hirschfeld |
| Lighting and Sound Operation | Charlotte Launay Amy Roberts Sangeeta Tandon |
| Cast | |
| Prof. Narayan Godbole | Gaurav Kharbanda |
| Dr. Aziz Ahmed | Atharv Kolhatkar |
| Ralph Moore Anthony Musician | Ankit Kapoor |
| Mr. Cyril Fielding | Miles Boland |
| Mrs. Moore | Susan Jordan |
| Miss Adela Quested | Christiane New |
| Mr Ronny Heaslop | Simon Lee Nick Fitzsimmons |
| Hamidullah Musician | Vishal Shah |
| Rafi Das Guide | Sankalp Bhatnagar |
| Mahmoud Ali Mohammed Latif | Taufeeq Ahmed Sheikh |
| Mr. Harry Turton | Douglas Spafford |
| Mrs. Mary Turton | Phoebe Kennedy |
| Major Callender Musician | Murray Fane |
| Mrs. Bhattacharya Mother (Prologue) | Sweta Kumar |
| Miss Nancy Derek | Kate Smytheman |
| Mr. McBryde | James Fraser Moir |
| Subaltern | Owen L. Hirschfeld |
| Amritrao Haq Warrior (Prologue) | Gunjeet Singh |
| Tabla player and singer | Aman Pal |
An amateur production by arrangement with ORiGiNTM Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Ltd