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| The Far Pavilions from the glittering Palace of Winds to the deserts of Rajasthan. From the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas, to an outpost of the British Raj. This new musical based on the novel by MM Kaye's awe-inspiring tale of lost identity, divided loyalty and forbidden love promises to take you on the ultimate theatrical journey. Unaware of his British origins, Ashok, a serving boy living and working in the Palace of Winds, befriends Princess Anjuli, the Maharajah's daughter. The recent loss of her mother and the treachery and intrigue of her father's court leads to a pact of eternal friendship, sealed be breaking a medallion in two. Ashok will wear one half and Anjuli the other always. Meeting in secret, they dream of a simple life beyond the farthest mountain, where the divisions between them no longer exist. The Story charts the journey of Ashok as he is separated from Anjuli, educated in England, and then returns to India to serve the British Raj as Lieutenant Ashton Pelham Martyn. Ash's attempt at a new life with the Governor's daughter, Belinda, ends in public humiliation as a love rival, Captain Harkness, reveals details of Ash's upbringing at a society ball. Ash is tarnished with a reputation of a misfit. His very loyalty comes into question as he is recalled from active duty and sent to Rajasthan as an escort to a Princess, promised in marriage to a neighboring King. One stolen night in a desert cave sets off a chain of events that neither Ashok nor Anjuli could have imagined in their wildest dreams... |
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THE FAR PAVILIONS
Shaftesbury Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP.
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Performance Times:
Evenings: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Matinees: Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 3.00pm
Performance length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Booking Until 17th September 2005
Prices: (including booking fee and VAT)
Stalls £60.00
Royal Circle £60.00
Grand Circle £35.00
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| | What's New | The Far Pavilions will close 17 September the new musical The Far Pavilions at The Shaftesbury Theatre will close on 17 September 2005 after a run of five months. Musical with music by Philip Henderson and book and lyrics by Stephen Clark based on the novel by MM Kaye. Directed by Gale Edwards with designs by Lez Brotherston. |
| Theatre Review | The Far Pavilions A British Officer. An Indian Princess. Can Love Defy an Empire? No, it's not high art, but it is not kitsch rubbish either. It works because Clark is a superior lyricist, and while fitting nine hundred pages into two-and-a-half hours of stage time is a bit of a squeeze, Clark does it with considerable intelligence, matching the duality of the characters with the tensions in relations between India and England. Gale Edwards' staging is terrific too, boasting the kind of elegant, artless simplicity that you only get by spending millions. Add to that a clutch of first rate performances and you have a West End musical that should be here to stay.
The Guardian
Kaye's original novel, which shifted more than 15 million copies, was hardly high art. It's a rattling good yarn of high adventure and passionate romance across the racial divide, and these qualities undoubtedly survive the translation to the stage. Despite Stephen Clark's dodgy lyrics, his adaptation of the novel proves highly addictive. The complex plot sweeps you along in Gale Edward's brisk, no-nonsense production, and some of Henderson's love ballads rival Lloyd Webber's in their lush romanticism. This is a passage to India worth taking.
The Daily Telegraph |
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