National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin (2024)
Overview
Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. This gripping play traces Godse's life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in 1948.
Cast
Hiran Abeysekera
Nathuram Godse
Azan Ahmed
Daulat/British Policeman
Ravi Aujla
Baba
Paul Bazely
Mohandas Gandhi
Ayesha Dharker
Aai
Marc Elliott
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Ravin J. Ganatra
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Raj Ghatak
Kishore
Nadeem Islam
Mithun/Ensemble
Tony Jayawardena
Vinayak Savarkar
Aysha Kala
Vimala
Sid Sagar
Narayan Apte
Halema Hussain
Ensemble
Johndeep More
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