About The Event
Glenn T. Hayden helms an exclusive dramatized reading experience.
How many Indians know that in 1930, a schoolteacher and a band of teenagers seized an entire city from the British Empire, raised the Indian National Flag, and declared a Provisional Revolutionary Government?
Children of Chittagong brings this astonishing yet little-known chapter of India's freedom struggle to life through a powerful dramatised reading that combines the immediacy of live theatre with the intimacy of witnessing a major new work at the very beginning of its journey.
Performed by the LTG Repertory, born from the historic Little Theatre Group’s enduring legacy, carries decades of India’s finest repertory tradition. Its young actors are trained in ensemble discipline, voice, movement and performance, making them an ideal collective to inhabit the boys, parents and chorus of Children of Chittagong, right here at LTG.
Written by Mrinal Mathur, one of India's most prolific contemporary playwrights, whose acclaimed oeuvre of original plays has travelled across India and overseas, inviting audiences to question history, challenge assumptions and discover their own truths, the reading is designed and directed by internationally acclaimed Australian theatre director Glenn T. Hayden. Hayden's productions have captivated audiences across three continents. With more than four decades of experience and over sixty professional productions, he is renowned for transforming intimate human stories into unforgettable theatrical experiences through emotional authenticity, visual imagination and meticulous ensemble work.
Come, experience the joy of a dramatized, rehearsed reading where performance, music and imagination converge.
