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The Father and the Assassin

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Anupama Chandrasekhar

Published by Nick Hern Books

Large Mixed Cast

Mahatma Gandhi - lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader

Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered him.

Anupama Chandrasekhar's play The Father and the Assassin traces Godse's life over thirty 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

An essential exploration of oppression and extremism, this gripping play - the first by an Asian female writer at the National Theatre - had its world premiere on its biggest stage, the Olivier

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