Britain's leading Asian theatre group is to present a seven -week season at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, Sept. 19-Nov. 3. Tamasha Theatre Company will stage two shows, the first being Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings And A Funeral, Tamasha's adaptation of the Bollywood film Hum Apke Hain Koun, playing from Sept. 19. The second show is Deepak Verma's Ghostdancing, an Indian adaptation of Zola's Therese Raquin. It runs from Oct. 10 for four weeks in the Lyric studio. Co-artistic director Kristine Landon-Smith will direct both shows.

Tamasha has developed into a highly successful touring theatre company over the last twelve years, under the artistic direction of Landon-Smith and Sudha Bhuchar. Tamasha's best known shows have been East Is East, which was later made into a successful film, and Balti Kings, set in a Birmingham curry house.

— by Paul Webb Theatrenow