HARLESDEN HIGH STREET

      by Abhishek Majumdar

      The action takes place in Harlesden, London now.

      The performance lasts approximately 70 minutes

      Our patrons are respectfully reminded that, in this intimate theatre, any noise such as rustling programmes, talking or the ringing of mobile phones may distract the actors and your fellow audience-members.

       Jaz Deol | Rehaan Jaz Deol is an Actor, writer and producer. His recent acting credits include playing Billy in Ishy Din’s award-winning play Snookered at the Bush Theatre (2012 Manchester Theatre Award for Best New Play). The play was produced by Tamasha Theatre and was directed by RSC director Iqbal Khan. Other credits include Snow Queen (International Tour), Ruffled (Theatre503), and King Lear (Young Vic). Aside from that, Jaz has written, produced and acted in his short film Haraam Chai which will be having its world premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He is also the recipient of the Best Actor Award from Triforce Promotions 3-minute Monologue Slam competition, which was set up by respected actors Jimmy Akingbola and Fraser Ayres to help promote emerging UK Talent.

       Sakuntala Ramanee | Ammi Theatre includes Our Children will be Next, The Proper Boundaries (Theatre503), John Clare (Eastern Angles Tour), Is Anything Broken (Tristan Bates), King Lear (King’s Head Theatre), The Man Outside (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Blessing Way (Finborough Theatre), Dead Eye (Kali at Birmingham Rep/Soho Theatre), Maharaja’s Daughter (Oval House), Amongst Barbarians (Manchester Royal Exchange), Mystery Plays (Coventry Belgrade), Camille (Lyric Hammersmith), Jobrokin’ (Riverside Studios). Television includes Holby City, Whitechapel 3, Trial and Retribution, Emmerdale, Casualty, Hustle along with numerous BBC Radio 4 dramas. Film includes Indigo, and Wish Baby.

       Rhik Samadder | Karim Rhik Samadder studied at the Drama Centre London graduating with a BA. Theatre credits include lead roles in The Indian Boy (RSC) and Romeo and Juliet: Unzipped (Salisbury Playhouse), as well as Mastering Macbeth (Salisbury Playhouse), Ealing Common (Theatre503), and No Smoke (Arcola). TV includes Strikeback (HBO) and Doctors (BBC). Feature film includes Chemical Wedding (Warner Bros). Rhik is also a freelance writer for the Guardian and presents a radio show. His favourite word is hooves.

      Fernando Machado | Musician Composer, collaborator, instrumentalist and music-educator, Fernando Machado is a classically trained guitarist having studied with Brazilian Masters such as Henrique Pinto, Camilo Carrara and Paulo Porto Alegre, and holds a Masters Degree from the Mmus Leadership from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. With a diverse career, Fernando applies his interests in music in several different contexts and has worked alongside musicians, dancers, actors, story-tellers, visual artists and workshop leaders in Brazil, the UK, The Gambia, Malaysia, Palestine, Indonesia (Bali) and Singapore. As a songwriter, he leads the Lambrego project and has songs in the repertoire of groups like Babado de Chita, Kolombolo Diá Piratininga and Carta na Manga.

      Penny Elkins | Musician Penny Elkins is a London-based drummer, percussionist and tutor. She has been playing drum kit for over 10 years, covering a vast range of styles and playing many live shows in this time. Penny graduated from Thames Valley University in 2008 with a degree in Music, Event Management and Creative Technologies. In the last four years Penny has taken to percussion and plays a wide variety of percussive instruments. She is versed in many different styles including African, Latin and Brazilian rhythms. She currently plays in the female flamenco duo Dos Chicas who are available to hire for restaurants/weddings and special events. Penny is also a drum workshop facilitator and runs community and corporate classes in Brazillian Samba and African drumming. She has recently returned from West Africa where she was studying with master Djembe Fola Nansady Keita. In addition to this, Penny is also a club percussionist who can accompany a DJ to create an exciting visual aspect to any event or club night. This also works well for events such as private parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs and birthdays!

      Shama Rahman | Musician Shama is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer and is about to release her forthcoming album Fable: Time, which you can pre-order here: www.pledgemusic.com/projects/shamarahmanalbum Shama is also an actress. Theatre includes A Golden Age (Tara Arts), Babel (site-specific), Folk Contraption (Old Vic Tunnels), Jugular and has also trained in physical theatre with Complicite, Song of The Goat, and Grotowski. Television includes the lead in 24-part BBC drama series Bishaash.