Publisher Description

Based on the true story of her great uncle and freedom fighter Dinesh Gupta, Lions and Tigers is Tanika Gupta's most personal play yet. It charts Dinesh Gupta's emotional and political awakening as this extraordinary 19 year old pits himself against the British Raj.

Author Biography

Tanika Gupta has written for theatre, radio, film and television. She is an Honorary Fellow at Rose Bruford College, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2008 for Services to Drama, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2016.

Review

Tanika Gupta's deft and illuminating play... delicately picks its way through the ethical dilemmas... the storytelling is clear, bright, compelling and often witty... [a] sympathetic and wise exploration of how it felt to be caught up in such a painful and critical period of history.' Financial Times …………… 'This ambitious, driving play... swings from dense history lecture to intimate storytelling, where Gupta's writing is at its most playful and potent... friends and family spar and banter; this is where Gupta makes her sharpest and funniest observations about politics, gender roles and internalised oppression.' The Guardian ………… 'Tanika Gupta's new play... achieves balance, not spin... constantly reveal[s] both our capacity for cruelty and humanity.' WhatsOnStage ………… 'A powerfully illuminating look at history.' The Stage

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A politically timely play about the struggle for Indian independence.

Long Description

Based on the true story of her great uncle and freedom fighter Dinesh Gupta, Lions and Tigers is Tanika Gupta's most personal play yet. It charts Dinesh Gupta's emotional and political awakening as this extraordinary 19 year old pits himself against the British Raj.

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Tanika Gupta's deft and illuminating play... delicately picks its way through the ethical dilemmas... the storytelling is clear, bright, compelling and often witty... [a] sympathetic and wise exploration of how it felt to be caught up in such a painful and critical period of history.' Financial Times 'This ambitious, driving play... swings from dense history lecture to intimate storytelling, where Gupta's writing is at its most playful and potent... friends and family spar and banter; this is where Gupta makes her sharpest and funniest observations about politics, gender roles and internalised oppression.' The Guardian 'Tanika Gupta's new play... achieves balance, not spin... constantly reveal[s] both our capacity for cruelty and humanity.' WhatsOnStage 'A powerfully illuminating look at history.' The Stage

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A politically timely play about the struggle for Indian independence.

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