Meera Syal and Tanika Gupta in Conversation at Birmingham Rep
Actor and author Meera Syal and playwright Tanika Gupta talk to Rana Mitter about the differences between novels and drama as Anita and Me opens on stage.
The actress and author Meera Syal and playwright Tanika Gupta discuss adapting Syal's novel Anita and Me for the stage. Chosen as a GCSE set text, the novel Anita and Me depicts the friendship of a Punjabi teenager Meena and Anita, a white more rebellious girl living in the same West Midlands village in the 1970s. Filmed in 2002, the autobiographical novel has now been adapted for stage by Tanika Gupta, directed by the Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep Roxana Silbert.
Rana Mitter chairs a discussion about Anita and Me, growing up in 70s Britain, the surrogacy industry in India and having a rebel in the family with questions from an audience at Birmingham Rep Theatre and as part of the Birmingham Literature Festival.
Anita and Me runs at Birmingham Repertory Theatre until October 24th. It's on at Theatre Royal Stratford East from October 29th - November 21st.
Meera Syal's latest novel is called The House of Hidden Mothers.
Producer: Robyn Read.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Meera Syal |
| Interviewed Guest | Tanika Gupta |
| Presenter | Rana Mitter |
| Producer | Robyn Read |
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- Thu 15 Oct 2015 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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