East Is East
by Ayub Khan-din

East Is East Book Cover
East Is East Cover

Synopsis

The play that gave birth to the smash-hit film - a wonderful comedy about growing up in multiracial Salford.

The six Khan children, entangled in arranged marriages and bell-bottoms, are trying to find their way growing up in 1970s Salford.

They are all caught between their Pakistani father's insistence on Asian traditions, their English mother's laissez-faire attitude, and their own wish to become citizens of the modern world.

'First plays don't come much better than this... full of intelligence, irresistable laughter and serious promise.' Sunday Times

Themes

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 10 total roles, 3 female and 7 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
1997
ISBN 10
1854593137
ISBN 13
9781854593139
Binding
Paperback
Edition
New Ed
Print Length
96 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCC
PR6061.H25
eISBN 13
9781780011110
Print
East Is East is a British play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in London, 1997. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781854593139 and an ISBN-10 of 1854593137.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780011110.

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