'Full of truth and beauty…. really brave!” Riz Ahmed
Evening Conversations is presented by Bhuchar Boulevard and is written and performed by Sudha Bhuchar, directed by Kristine Landon-Smith and with music by the award-winning Arun Ghosh.
Middle-class, middle-aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons, Sudha invites her Indo/Pakistani, fiercely British boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and share their views on life.
“You’re the one with the identity crisis mum, not us!”
Evening Conversations has wide intergenerational appeal and has engaged many diverse audiences across the country, including the Soho Theatre! This joyful monologue invites you to carry on the conversation after…
Sudha is also leading a writing workshop, From Fragments to Fiction at 5pm, take a look here!
“Evening Conversations is well worth a look. insightful, charming, funny” Sir Lenny Henry
Sudha Bhuchar is an acclaimed actor/playwright and founder of Bhuchar Boulevard. She is the co-founder of theatre company Tamasha, with Kristine Landon-Smith, and their landmark work includes an adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance and the award-winning musical Fourteen Songs Two Weddings and a Funeral. Her recent acting credits include Expats (Amazon Prime), Rules of the Game (BBC), Riz Ahmed and Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli, Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, and Oscar-winning director, Orlando von Einsiedel’s, Into Dust (currently on Amazon Prime and You Tube-real stories). Sudha is currently filming in BBC’s new detective series, Virdee.
Reviews for Evening Conversations said…
“As funny a show as it is insightful. Disarmingly Charming”-The Reviews Hub.
“Bhuchar radiates knowledge, warmth and real likability” – The Guardian.
“Subtle blending of the personal and the political. Gently caustic…beautiful and moving” – The Stage
The FestiDale is part of Local Exchange, the Royal Exchange Theatre’s ambitious long-term programme co-curated with ambassadors and champions in communities across Greater Manchester. This is what has been said about past festivals…
“Amazing experience showcasing the community. Loved it.”
“We need these stories told in the communities that need to talk about them”
“It brought people in who may never seen theatre. Told stories never heard.”
