In a surrogacy clinic in Gujarat, three women meet. Read more …
Londoner Eva is in motherhood’s last chance saloon. For village girl Aditi, surrogacy is a lifeline out of poverty. For clinic owner and businesswoman Dr Gupta, it’s all just another transaction.
But with the backdrop of profound global forces, can it possibly remain that simple?
A thrilling new play about motherhood and blood ties, between women and across nations, in a brave new world.
The ethical dilemmas of international surrogacy are examined in an impressive production that refuses to offer easy answers.
Satinder Chohan’s compelling play about a woman desperate to become a mother draws intense performances from its cast.
At the heart of the play, driven as it is with the pain of need on several counts, is how a woman's right to choose is complicated by being commodified in a world where money matters most of all.
This sense of political urgency is present at every moment of the play, and makes for a raw and compelling experience.
Tamasha refuse easy solutions and finally conclude on a compromised and provocative note, encouraging further discussion and denying the audience the satisfaction of a simplistic happy ending.
In one sense this is an intimate and small-scale piece of theatre, but there is nothing small-scale about the emotions on display or the ramifications of its themes.
This is feminism for all species.
Katie Posner’s production makes a bold and memorable effort to set out the fundamental issues raised by the surrogate business.
Made in India explores commercial surrogacy and the colonial relationships between India and the UK
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Wednesday February 8, 2017, until Saturday February 11, 2017. More info: www.tron.co.uk
macrobert, Stirling on Tuesday February 14, 2017. More info: www.macrobert.org
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday February 16, 2017, until Saturday February 18, 2017. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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