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Just Before the Rain was a play created in the aftermath of the 2001 Oldham race riots. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it was a devised piece involving local performers directed by Iain Bloomfield. [1]

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Dutch just before the rain


Tour

After initial performances at 2002's Contacting The World festival in Manchester [2], the play was toured to the following venues [3]:

  • Contact Theatre; 13–15 February
  • Octagon Theatre, Bolton; 17–19 February
  • Darwen Library Theatre; 20 February
  • King George's Hall, Blackburn; 23 February
  • Theatre in the Mill, Bradford; 4 & 5 March
  • Gateway Theatre (Chester); 18–21 March
  • Live Theatre Company, Newcastle; 3–5 April
  • Sherman Cymru; 8 & 9 April
  • Lawrence Batley Theatre; 22nd & 23rd
  • Watermans Arts Centre; 8–10 May
  • Oldham Coliseum Theatre; 13 May
  • Phoenix Arts Centre; 16 & 17 May
  • Original cast

    Jaheda Choudury, Anjub Ali, Aklakur Rahman Mahmood Ali, and Shahena Choudhury.

    References

    Just Before the Rain Wikipedia