Whose Sari Now? — Press Release

Press Release Whose Sari Now? Written and performed by Rani Moorthy Directed by Kimberley Sykes The Lowry Thursday 19th November 2015 The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ Release Date: Immediate Six yards of cloth, wound round tight Or … Continue reading →

Curry, but not for Uncle Bob

2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe In a restaurant in Leith poetically and ironically (due to my post-colonial roots) named Raj on the Shore, I was doing a one-woman show called Curry Tales. Through cooking several curry dishes and feeding the audience, … Continue reading →

Ode to the young artist or musings of a menopausal angry brown woman

Yearn, yearn to be the outsider Who has no choice but to see with clarity And listen with intention Because you are the conduits of your ancestors songs I have lost two homelands Born in Malaysia At age six race … Continue reading →

Curry Tales in the Melting pot

I’ll start by some shameless name-dropping. The President and First lady of Mauritius Sir and Lady Jugnauth waited for me to get out of my make-up after the first night; somehow I don’t think they do this too often. They … Continue reading →