Tara Arts (Theatre)
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Tara is 30. Positioned between East & West, the company champions creative diversity through the production, promotion and development of work that defies all barriers to the imagination. The creative health of modern diverse humanity demands no passports.
No passports for the stories we tell
No passports for the artists we work with
No passports for our audiences.
Founded in 1977, the company tours vibrant adaptations of European and Asian classics, develops new writing and brings the great stories of the world to children in junior schools.
Tara's distinctive, ‘Binglish’ style of theatre, has resulted in co-productions with the National Theatre of Tartuffe (1990), The Little Clay Cart (1991) and Cyrano (1995). The company has also staged an epic of migration - Journey to the West (2002): a trilogy of plays.
Based in South London, and touring annually to England, Scotland and Wales, the company has also toured the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia.
No passports for the stories we tell
No passports for the artists we work with
No passports for our audiences.
Founded in 1977, the company tours vibrant adaptations of European and Asian classics, develops new writing and brings the great stories of the world to children in junior schools.
Tara's distinctive, ‘Binglish’ style of theatre, has resulted in co-productions with the National Theatre of Tartuffe (1990), The Little Clay Cart (1991) and Cyrano (1995). The company has also staged an epic of migration - Journey to the West (2002): a trilogy of plays.
Based in South London, and touring annually to England, Scotland and Wales, the company has also toured the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia.
Connected Mandy members:
Adil Akram
Actor- 2021, The Little Lion Finds His Roar, Performer
- 2021, The Little Lion Finds His Roar, Performer
Javed Khan
Actor- 2019, The Key Keepers of Kabul, Nawaskhan
- 2019, The Key Keepers of Kabul, Nawaskhan
Hassan Maarfi
Actor- 2019, The Key Keepers of Kabul, Tufan
- 2019, The Key Keepers of Kabul, Tufan
Luke M Francis
Lighting Technician- 2018, Various Productions, Duty Tech
- 2018, Various Productions, Duty Tech
Sharon Singh
Actor- 2018, Women of The Mahabharata - Reclaiming the Epic, Gandhari
- 2018, The Game of Love and Chai, Rani
- 2018, Women of The Mahabharata - Reclaiming the Epic, Gandhari
Bethany Morton
Costume Maker- 2018, The Game of Love and Chai, Wardrobe Assistant
- 2018, The Game of Love and Chai, Wardrobe Assistant
Miranda Paraskeva
Stage Manager- 2018, The Game Of Love and Chai, Touring CSM
- 2018, The Game Of Love and Chai, Touring CSM
Tom Kingdon
Technical Manager / Director- 2018, Tara Arts, Technical and Operations Manager
- 2018, Tara Arts, Technical and Operations Manager
Medhavi Patel
Actor- 2018, Women of the Mahabharata - Reclaiming the Epic, Ghandhari / Bhishma
- 2018, Food For Thought, Writer and Actor
- 2018, Women of the Mahabharata - Reclaiming the Epic, Ghandhari / Bhishma
Cassie Adey
Deputy Stage Manager- 2018, Eastern Star, Stage Manager on Book
- 2018, Eastern Star, Stage Manager on Book
Emma Dymott
Assistant Stage Manager- 2017, Untouchable, Stage Manager & Assistant Stage Manager
- 2017, Untouchable, Stage Manager & Assistant Stage Manager
Imran Momen
Actor- 2017, The Indigo Giant, Sadhu Charan
- 2017, The Indigo Giant, Sadhu Charan
Norma Dixit
Actor- 2017, Earlsfield Stories, Sue
- 2017, Play Readings, Various - six plays
- 2017, Earlsfield Stories, Sue
Jonathan Kennedy
Executive Producer- 2017, n.a., Executive Director
- 2017, n.a., Executive Director
Valentini Kalpini
Stage Manager- 2017, Bollywood Jack, Company Stage Manager
- 2017, Bollywood Jack, Company Stage Manager
Steve Vearncombe
Production Manager- 2016, The Peoples Tower, Production Manager
- 2016, The Peoples Tower, Production Manager
Kirsty MacDiarmid
Assistant Stage Manager- 2016, Paradise of the Assassins, DSM
- 2016, Paradise of the Assassins, DSM
Matilde Marangoni
Set Designer- 2016, Paradise of the Assassins, Set and Costume Designer
- 2016, Paradise of the Assassins, Set and Costume Designer
Adam J Rainer
Wardrobe Manager- 2016, Hamlet, Costume Maker
- 2016, Hamlet, Costume Maker
Jerrome Buck-Townsend
Sound Designer- 2016, Hamlet, Sound Designer
- 2016, Hamlet, Sound Designer
Alternative Company Names
- Tara Arts/ Chisenhale Dance Space
- Tara Arts,Teatr Novogo Fronta, Pro-Progresione
- Tara Arts Youth Theatre
- Tara Arts Theatre
- Tara Arts Company
- Arts Beat