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Two Plays: Famagusta and British Telecom
FAMAGUSTA (Shortlisted for the Sultan Padamsee Playwriting Award, 2020)
This oneact play is set in the living room of the Siddiquis in Lahore circa 2000, when they have a visitor—a retired Colonel from India. A new friendship flourishes that evening with shared experiences at Partition and in the army. But as the night progresses, a deeper reason is revealed to actually bring them together—one that could threaten their newfound friendship forever.
BRITISH TELECOM
Set in 1987 Bangalore, this oneact play switches between Molly’s AngloIndian home and Riverside, which is Peter and Srini’s videocassette library close by. Peter and Srini are an interracial gay couple living in a hostile neighbourhood, who find an affinity with Molly and her 13yearold nephew, Gogo. Before one knows it, things take an ugly turn revealing the underbelly of societal prejudice against the couple.
This oneact play is set in the living room of the Siddiquis in Lahore circa 2000, when they have a visitor—a retired Colonel from India. A new friendship flourishes that evening with shared experiences at Partition and in the army. But as the night progresses, a deeper reason is revealed to actually bring them together—one that could threaten their newfound friendship forever.
BRITISH TELECOM
Set in 1987 Bangalore, this oneact play switches between Molly’s AngloIndian home and Riverside, which is Peter and Srini’s videocassette library close by. Peter and Srini are an interracial gay couple living in a hostile neighbourhood, who find an affinity with Molly and her 13yearold nephew, Gogo. Before one knows it, things take an ugly turn revealing the underbelly of societal prejudice against the couple.
72 pages, Paperback
Published May 13, 2025
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