Bhopal
Run: January 16th - February 2nd 2014, Segal Centre for the Performing Arts
Playwright: Rahul Varma
Directed by: Liz Valdez
Choreographer: Aparna Sindhoor
Live Music: Baba Alex
Cast: Amena Ahmad, Stéphanie Breton, Nicole Leroux, Amrit Sanger, Amanda Silveira, Ivan Smith, Guy Sprung, Seshakamal Lyengar, Tania Dos Santos, Saraah Hicks.
Based on the worst industrial disaster the world has ever seen, Bhopal is a fictional story about the 1984 explosion at the Union Carbide plant in India, claiming over 25,000 lives and counting. Why people who do not benefit from the development, pay the price for it with their lives.
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“The strength of Bhopal lies in Varma’s words, still strong and resonant years on.”
— Sarah Deshaies, The Carlebois Post
“… it is an urgent message in dramatic form… the content has gained new relevance in light of the LacMégantic disaster.”
— Pat Donnelly, Montreal Gazette
“While the subject matter’s pretty dark, the production promises a little light, too, showing the strength of the human spirit in the face of tragedy.”
— Emily Raine, Cult MTL