Child of the Divide

By Sudha Bhuchar

Director: Jim Pope

Designer: Sue Mayes

Lighting: Peter Harrison

Composer/Sound: Arun Ghosh

Movement: John Ross

Polka Theatre, Tara Arts & National Tour

October-November 2017

★★★

The Stage

“Jim Popes’ direction and staging is both fluid and fluent, capturing the passing of time without losing any of the drama. In turn, Sue Mayes’ cartographic set design is a constant reminder of the physical divide that altered the course of so many lives."

★★★★

Culture Whisper

“Child of the Divide explores the personal effects of the Partition of India through intimate stories. Pali and his neighbourhood friends soon realise that they’re similarly suffering from an identity crisis brought on by the surrounding political upheaval. Friendships snap, and are subsequently rebuilt, as the children discover that the boundaries drawn in the dust are arbitrary."