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Rafta, Rafta
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 8, 2008
Closed Jun 28, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

The New Group presents the American premiere of Ayub Khan-Din's Rafta, Rafta for an eight-week run. The play replaces the previously announced Mouth to Mouth, by Kevin Elyot, to be directed by Mark Brokaw, which will now be presented by the New Group in the fall.

Rafta, Rafta tells the story of two Anglo-Indian families in London joined by the marriage of their children. Scott Elliott directs.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



The New Group at Theatre Row
410 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?


A young newlywed couple find themselves unable to consummate their marriage in Ayub Khan-Din's hilarious and touching comedy Rafta, Rafta, making its New York premiere courtesy of The New Group. The work is adapted from Bill Naughton's 1963 play All in Good Time, with Khan-Din successfully transferring that show's working-class provincial English environment to a South Asian community in Britain.

Following their traditional Indian wedding, Atul Dutt (Manish Dayal) and Vina Patel (Reshma Shetty) move in with Atul's parents Eeshwar (Ranjit Chowdhry) and Lopa (Sakina Jaffrey), in order to save some money. Unfortunately, the thinness of the walls affords little privacy and causes some unfores[...]


Reviewed by Dan Bacalzo on May 9, 2008

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