Poetic play in English and Tamil. The Sri Lankan civil war has left many scars on Thangan and his family, most noticeably the loss of his eldest son and the crippling epileptic seizures brought on by his torture. Now the family bears witness from their new home in Toronto. Thangan’s other son Kanan comes home from a protest, shaken that someone referred to him by his brother’s name. His young daughter Kavitha innocently dances around with a mysterious pair of anklets that she found. And Thangan’s wife Sevi is consumed with feeling responsible for her broken family. Amidst the ongoing trauma, the family is faced with the possibility of Thangan undergoing neurological surgery. Will the surgery heal, or will it cause more pain?
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2016, Cahoots Theatre Company and Factory Theatre, Toronto
2022
Playwrights Canada Press
9780369100313
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