National Theatre Live: Dara

9.0
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Run time: 130 min
  • Premiere: 2020. December 1.

1659 Mughal, India. Two brothers, Dara and Aurangzeb, are both heirs to the Muslim empire. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people – and of his emperor father – but younger brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India’s future. Now they fight ferociously for succession.

Discover

Gurjeet Singh

Kam / Malik’s Watchman / Soldier / Young Aurangzeb

Scott Karim

Faqir / Malik’s Servant

Ronak Patani

Azam / Sipihr / Young Dara

Emilio Doorgasingh

Executioner / Malik Jiwan / Qazi Sayed

Anjana Vasan

Hira Bai

Sargon Yelda

Aurangzeb

Rudi Dharmalingam

Danishmand / Murad

Esh Alladi

Governor Khan / Murad’s Aide / Prison Guard

Nicholas Khan

Imad / Mian Mir’s Second Disciple / Mir Khalil

Mariam Haque

Massage Girl / Young Jahanara

Gary Wood

Akhtar / Hussain / Jamal / Soldier

Vincent Ebrahim

Emperor Shah Jahan

Nathalie Armin

Jahanara

Anneika Rose

Roshanara

Liya Tassisa

Young Roshanara

Indira Joshi

Imperial slave / Itbar’s Mother / Old Woman

Simon Nagra

Itbar's Father / Mullah Farooq

Prasanna Puwanarajah

Prosecutor Talib

Art

Katrina Lindsay

Production Design

Crew

Liam Steel

Choreographer

Directing

Nadia Fall

Director

Lighting

Neil Austin

Lighting Design

Sound

Japjit Kaur

Music Director

Carolyn Downing

Sound Designer

Writing

Tanya Ronder

Adaptation

Art

Katrina Lindsay

Production Design

Crew

Liam Steel

Choreographer

Directing

Nadia Fall

Director

Lighting

Neil Austin

Lighting Design

Sound

Japjit Kaur

Music Director

Carolyn Downing

Sound Designer

Writing

Tanya Ronder

Adaptation