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Santi & Naz

By Guleraana Mir & afshan d’souza-lodhi Tue 21 Jan – Sat 8 Feb 25 75 minutes
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Santi and Naz are bestest-best friends living in a village in pre-partition India. One Sikh, one Muslim; they have little understanding of how religion will divide them.

As partition draws closer, the girls remain oblivious to the spreading social unrest and violence. They’re too busy stealing books, swimming in the lake and spying on Rahul (the local hottie). When Naz is betrothed to a tailor from the soon-to-be capital of Pakistan the threat of separation for the young women looms on the horizon. Bound by their love for each other we learn how far they will go to avoid the inevitable.

Santi & Naz explores female friendship, coming of age, and coming out set against the backdrop of a country soon to be changed forever.

Recipient of the Fringe Society’s Keep It Fringe Fund and Winner of the Charlie Hartill Fund 2023.

Performance BSL Interpreted by Harjit Jagdev: Fri 31 Jan, 6.45pm

Performance captioned by Alex Romeo: Tue 4 Feb, 6.45pm 

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Credits

Guleraana Mir

Co-creator & Co-writer

Madelaine Moore

Co-creator/Director

afshan d’souza-lodhi

Co-writer

The Thelmas and Pleasance

Producers

Sascha Gilmour

Designer

Tom Curzon

Sound Design & Composition

Laura Howard

Lighting Designer

Vikesh Godhwani

Associate Director

Kritika Aagarwal

Associate Costume Designer