Style

Realistic

Nirbhaya

By Yaël Farber

On the night of December 16th 2012, a young woman and her male friend boarded a bus in urban New Delhi, heading for home. What followed changed theirs and countless lives forever. NIRBHAYA – a searing new testimonial work - cracks open the cone of silence around sexual and gender-based violence.

About Playwright(s)

Self-identity

South African
Woman

Country of publication

England

Cast Information

Cultural background of characters

South Asian diaspora

Total number of characters

Minimum number of actors

Female roles

Male roles

Transgender roles

Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles

Gender unespecified roles

Age of characters

Unspecified

Actor-Friendly Parts

Monologue level

Monologue details

Scene level

Scene details

Production and Publication

First produced

2013, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland

Publication year

Published by

ISBN

Play is unpublished.

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