The Troth

Akademi

The Troth

Credit: Simon Richardson
"Gripping experience of a shared heritage"
DanceTabs.com
"Emotionally charged"
The Stage
"Uplifting... a welcome creative collaboration between cultures and continents"
BritishTheatreGuide.info
"Elegiac, visceral, magnetic"
East Midlands Theatre
_ Time: 20.30
_ Duration: 60 mins
_ Age Suitability: 8+

A gripping story of love and loss set during World War One, blending dance, original music and archive film. Moving from rural Punjab to the Belgian trenches where young Indian men have been brought to fight for the Allies, we learn about the secret promise made by one soldier, Lehna Singh, as he makes the ultimate sacrifice to save another. Direction and choreography by Gary Clarke. Music by Shri Sriram.

Press & reviews
  • ★★★★★ - DanceTabs.com - read
  • ★★★★★ - East Midlands Theatre - read
  • BritishTheatreGuide.info - read
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