The Waiting Room

By Tanika Gupta

The Waiting Room follows the spirit of Priya Bannerji, a Bengali-British housewife and mother, who very recently died. Priya has three sunrises left to roam the earth and eavesdrop on her surviving family before moving on to The Waiting Room of the universe to await reincarnation. She is guided by an immortal soul in the guise of legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar through the process of resolving tumultuous business with her son, daughter, husband, and friends.

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two short scenes between South Asian brother and sister in their twenties.

Production and Publication

First produced

2000, Royal National Theatre, London

Publication year

2019

Published by

Oberon Books

ISBN

9781786825452

Included in collection "Tanika Gupta: Historical Plays"

Included in collection "Tanika Gupta: Historical Plays"

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