But Krish isn’t a girl. And this ‘celebration’ feels more like the opening act of a never-ending performance. As expectations mount, Krish decides to take control. With help from their best friend Brenavee and a growing chosen family, Krish flips the script to throw the degendered party of their dreams.
Set in 2010, in the aftermath of genocide, Period Parrrty is an ode to Tamil survival and self-determination. This is no ordinary coming-of-age story. This is a trans Tamil party. And you’re invited.
Period Parrrty (nominated for the Tony Craze Award) is the debut play from Gayathiri Kamalakanthan. A Tamil writer and performer, they are the recipient of the Disabled Poets Prize, the Faber & Andlyn Publisher’s Prize and the Royal Society of Literature: Literature Matters Award. Their novel-in-verse, Bad Queer, is forthcoming with Faber.
Kali Theatre have been presenting cutting edge contemporary theatre by women and non-binary writers of South Asian descent for over 30 years.