{"product_id":"a-tupperware-of-ashes-9781350520721","title":"A Tupperware of Ashes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm falling through a world which makes no sense\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ambitious Michelin-Star chef, Queenie is used to having the last word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when her children notice gaps in her memory and her grip on reality loosening, they are faced with an impossible choice. As Raj, Gopal and Kamala battle to reconcile their life-long duty to their mother, the ramifications of their decision take on a heartbreaking permanence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid and heart-breaking family drama, \u003ci\u003eA Tupperware Of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is about life, immigration and the Indian spiritual cycle of death and rebirth. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at the National Theatre, London in September 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGupta, Tanika:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Over the past 25 years, \u003cb\u003e Tanika Gupta\u003c\/b\u003e has written over 25 stage plays that have been produced in major theatres across the UK and has written extensively for BBC Radio drama. Some of her theatre credits include: \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Hammersmith) \u003ci\u003eRed Dust Road\u003c\/i\u003e - adaptation of Jackie Kay's memoir (NT Scotland); \u003ci\u003eBones\u003c\/i\u003e (Central School for Speech and Drama) \u003ci\u003eHobson's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester Royal Exchange); \u003ci\u003eLions And Tigers\u003c\/i\u003e (Globe Theatre); \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian \u003c\/i\u003e(Hull Truck Theatre); \u003ci\u003eMidsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (Globe Theatre -Dramaturg); \u003ci\u003eAnita and Me\u003c\/i\u003e (Birmingham Rep); \u003ci\u003eLove N Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre Royal Stratford East); \u003ci\u003eThe Empress \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Shakespeare Company); \u003ci\u003eWah! Wah! Girls - A British Bollywood Musical\u003c\/i\u003e (Sadler's Wells); \u003ci\u003eMindwalking\u003c\/i\u003e (Bandbazi Theatre); \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e (Watford Palace Theatre\/English Touring Theatre); \u003ci\u003eMeet The Mukherjees\u003c\/i\u003e (Bolton Octagon Theatre); \u003ci\u003eWhite Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (National Youth Theatre\/Soho Theatre); \u003ci\u003eSugar Mummies\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre); \u003ci\u003eGladiator Games\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheffield Crucible Theatre); \u003ci\u003eHobson's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e (Young Vic); \u003ci\u003eFragile Land\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead Theatre); \u003ci\u003eInside Out\u003c\/i\u003e (Clean Break); \u003ci\u003eSanctuary, Brecht's The Good Woman Of Setzuan and The Waiting Room\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre); \u003ci\u003eSkeleton\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre); and \u003ci\u003eA River Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e (Indoza). Some of her Television credits include: \u003ci\u003eDoctors, London Bridge, All About Me, EastEnders, Grange Hill, The Bill, Flight, Banglatown Banquet, Our Lives As Animals, The Fiancee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBideshi\u003c\/i\u003e. Some of her Radio credits include\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e Trumpet, \u003ci\u003eA Passage To India, Death of a Matriarch, The Home and The World, Emma, Writing The Century, Bindi Business, Song Of The Road, The God Of Small Things, Baby Farming\u003c\/i\u003e and Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2008 Tanika was awarded an MBE for Services to Drama and in 2016 was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Tanika has an honorary doctorate in the Arts from Chichester University and is an Honorary Fellow at Rose Bruford College and Central School of Speech and Drama. She won the James Tait Black award in 2018 for her play \u003ci\u003eLions and Tigers.\u003c\/i\u003e\"","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51260178858258,"sku":"9781350520721","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c065687-d1d8-4e85-a0d9-d013d558bfb8.jpg?v=1746638585","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tupperware-of-ashes-9781350520721","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}