Britain's Got Bhangra

Theatre Royal Stratford East and RIFCO ARTS in association with Warwick Arts Centre present Britain's Got Bhangra

17 April - 16 May 2010

Britain's Got Bhangra charts the rise of British Bhangra from the sequin clad 80s through to the RnB fusion of the current charts.

Twinkle arrives fresh from the fields of the Punjab with a song in his heart and no money in his pocket. Can his talent shine through or will the remixed bling of the 90’s DJ’s ruin his dreams?

Bring the family and move to the rhythm and Bhangra. Shake your shoulders, twist that lightbulb; this is the story of how Britain got Bhangra. A new musical guaranteed to lift you from the dhol drums!

Featuring: Shin - Twinkle. Ankur Bahl - Ensemble. Arun Blair-Mangat - Jason. Rakesh Boury - DJ Lovely. Keeza Farhan - Ensemble. Rina Fatania -Bibiji. Sophia Haque - Shinde. Natasha Lewis - Jussi. Harveen Mann - Ensemble. Davina Perera - Ensemble. Sunil Pramanik - Rocky.

“A delicious extravaganza.” Asian Times (on The Deranged Marriage)

“Definitely worth making a date for.” **** Evening Standard (on Where’s My Desi Soulmate)

Produced by Rifco Arts. Conceived and directed by Pravesh Kumar. Lyrics Dougal Irvine. Music Sumeet Chopra. Designed by Simon Lima Holdsworth. Lighting Design by Douglas Kuhrt. Musical Director Mark Collins. Choreography by Andy Kumar.