Just Before the Rain

Just Before the Rain was a play created in the aftermath of the 2001 Oldham race riots. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it was a devised piece involving local performers directed by Iain Bloomfield. ^[1]

Tour

The play was initially created for the Cultureshock at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and had a sole performance at the Contact Theatre in 2002. ^[2] In 2003, the play was toured to the following venues: ^[3]

• Contact Theatre, 13–15 February
• Octagon Theatre, Bolton, 17–19 February
• Darwen Library Theatre, 20 February
• King George's Hall, Blackburn, 23 February
• Theatre in the Mill, Bradford, 4–5 March
• Gateway Theatre, Chester, 18–21 March
• Live Theatre Company, 3–5 April
• Sherman Cymru, 8–9 April
• Lawrence Batley Theatre, 22–23 May
• Watermans Arts Centre, 8–10 May
• Oldham Coliseum Theatre, 13 May
• Phoenix Arts Centre, 16–17 May

Original cast

Jaheda Choudury, Anjub Ali, Aklakur Rahman, Mahmood Ali and Shahena Choudhury. ^[4]

References

1. "Iain Bloomfield". University of Bradford. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
2. "Spotlight on Oldham riots". Manchester Evening News . 9 August 2004.
3. "Just Before the Rain". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
4. Meads, Glenn (17 February 2003). "Just Before the Rain (tour)". What's On Stage. Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.

External links

• "Review: Just Before the Rain". redhotcurry.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010.
• "Life's A Riot!". BBC.
• "Just Before the Rain – Trailer". 15 October 2010 – via Youtube.