OVAL HOUSE THEATRE: FREE TICKETS available to KA Members and Friends

Dear Kennington Association members, I'd like to invite you to join us as we celebrate 20 years of Kali Theatre presenting cutting edge new plays by women with a South Asian background. Talkback 2010 which runs from tonight until Friday, offers you a chance to see our capital city through fresh eyes in this season of bold, witty and thought-provoking writing. We have a limited number of FREE TICKETS available to KA Members and their friends – to take up this offer, please RSVP to boxoffice@ovalhouse.com  with your name, number of tickets and the play you’d like to see. Tickets will be held at Box Office for collection on the night (NB the advertised time is the start time of the reading so please arrive in good time to collect your tickets and vist the bar etc and take your seat ) We hope you can join us! Debbie Vannozzi, Oval House Theatre Talkback 2010 Our London Tales season kicks off with Talkback. We’ve chosen five of the best of the new plays we have been working on this year and are presenting them as rehearsed readings to give you the opportunity to experience some of the freshest and most original new theatre writing around. 12 October 7.45pm My Daughters Trial  By Gulshanah Choudhuri Directed by Janet Steel A criminal barrister faces her own trial when she must decide whether to section her mentally ill mother against her family’s wishes. Juggling her professional and personal responsibilities becomes even more complicated when her legal opponent turns out to be the love of her life. 13 October   7.45pm Bhus By Sheena Patel Directed by Shiroma Silva                     Mia pleads with her mother to leave her ferociously abusive father and start a new future but her mother is fearful of what society will think. When the stakes rise in the household, what will they choose? Life or death? Kong  By Nessah Muthy Directed by Sayan Kent Craving the celebrity status of missing women, a young girl seduces an adult man with learning difficulties whilst hiding in his attic. But in the media blur between victims and villains, she becomes more vulnerable than she ever imagined. 14 October  7.45pm Frangipani Hill  By Sharmila Chauhan Directed by Elizabeth Freestone In a future society, female infanticide has forced polyandry to become the norm so Aya has three husbands but wants a fourth.  She tries to first command and then cajole each of them to accept her engagement. But as the wedding draws closer, she makes a discovery that could jeopardise everything… 15 October 7.45pm Bazaar  By Sonia Likhari Directed by Janet Steel When their teenage daughter needs a kidney the choices are clear for Karam and Franny. But the consequences aren’t... Oval House Theatre Kennington Oval  London SE11 Nearest tubes  Oval (Northern line) & Vauxhall (Victoria line &  BR) Box Office 020 7582 7680    All tickets £5 Further information and ticket booking  www.ovalhouse.com