National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham
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Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. This gripping play traces Godse's life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in 1948.Read moreLess
Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. This gripping play traces Godse's life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in 1948.
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Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. This gripping play traces Godse's life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in 1948.
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Hiran AbeysekeraNathuram Godse
Azan AhmedDaulat/British Policeman
Ravi AujlaBaba
Paul BazelyMohandas Gandhi
Ayesha Dharker
Marc ElliottPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Ravin J. GanatraSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Raj GhatakKishore
Nadeem IslamMithun/Ensemble
Tony JayawardenaVinayak Savarkar
Aysha KalaVimala
Nicholas KhanMohammad Ali JinnahExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Siddhartha Khosla
- Writer
- Anupama Chandrasekhar
- Director
- Indhu Rubasingham