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Posted on November 28, 2011 under News. No Comments

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Great Review from Sylhet Times!

Posted on November 11, 2011 under News, Reviews. No Comments

We Got Oldham’s Got Britain’s Got Bangra by st editor Wednesday 9th November 2011 The Audience Loved it. We Loved it – It’s on for the rest of the week – go see it! It’s awesome. Fun, Sad, Uplifting, Silly, everything a Musical should be. All the classic elements of the musical are there: Like “An American in Paris” where the guy from the small town with big talent who “gotta dance” is drawn to the big city to earn fame an fortune, the setbacks and betrayals and tragedy along the way, fame and humility lost but then re-won with gained wisdom and newly regained heart. In this case the “small town” is a village in India where the hero starts out; “the guy” is a man born to sing and the big city is London, England. Arriving in the UK to work so he is first confronted by the weather in sunny Southall. His goal: to can earn enough for his ...

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Tell us what you think about Britain’s Got Bhangra

Posted on November 3, 2011 under News, Updates. No Comments

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Review from the British Theatre Guide

Posted on October 17, 2011 under News, Reviews. No Comments

Britain's Got Bhangra

By Pravesh Kumar, music by Sumeet Chopra, lyrics by Dougal Irvine Rifco Arts in a co-production with Watford Palace Theatre and Warwick Arts Centre Hackney Empire and touring Review by Felicity Turner (2011) "What the hell is Bhangra?" sings Jason - our British born, half Jamaican, half Indian hero. I confess - I have no idea either. But in Rifco Arts' brilliantly hilarious musical, Britain's Got Bhangra, which plays at the Hackney Empire on the fourth leg of its country-wide tour, it doesn't matter. Two reasons: white actors play Indian characters, Asian actors play Jamaican characters, men play women, and vice versa; and meanwhile, Sumeet Chopra's superb score has the audience dancing in the aisles (no, really!). It shows those of us in the audience who don't know our Bhangra from our Bollywood, and those that do, that racial and cultural cliques are not important here. With unapologetic lines like "twist the lightbulb" - who could feel ashamed to ...

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Pauline Flannery reviews Britain’s Got Bhangra

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Pauline Flannery reviews Rifco Arts' touring production of Britain's Got Bhangra at Hackney Empire Theatre

One of the biggest Bhangra companies over the last decades has been Golden Star UK whose singer Malkit was born in the Punjab in 1963. It seems too much of a coincidence not to assume that the lead character ‘Twinkle’ in Britain’s Got Bhangra is in some way inspired by him. The production as a whole is a celebration of the joy of music, and it’s a winner. The piece is a deliciously wicked side-swipe at some common anomalies where a stiff upper lip gives rise to an arched eyebrow; the ironic reality for the immigrant in a land of hope and glory, the throwaway comment about Prince Charles’ marriage to Lady Di as being arranged, and the changing fortunes and colours of the various political sloganing from ‘things can only get better’ to ‘Britain’s Blooming.’ Attitudes and political sides change as quickly as jockey’s ...

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5 STAR REVIEWS!!

Posted on September 29, 2011 under News, Reviews. No Comments

Britain's Got Bhangra is Remixed and Remastered and already getting 5 star reviews! ‘something truly great – a musical that matters and a top-class night out.’ ***** Watford Observer Read the article here: http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/reviews/9268407.Britain_s_Got_Bhangra_____/ This show teaches you, reaches you and makes you want to invite all your friends and family…This a West End show’ ***** Remote Goat Make sure you book your ticket in time for the remainder of the tour! Watford Palace Theatre, London: 16th – 24th September Orchard Theatre, Dartford: 27th September – 1st October Curve Theatre, Leicester: 4th – 8th October Hackney Empire, London: 12th – 16th October Theatre Royal Windsor: 18th – 22nd October West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: 25th – 29th October Oldham Coliseum: 8th – 12 November Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry : 15th – 27th November Click here to continue reading “5 STAR REVIEWS!!”

Britain’s Got Bhangra Tickets on Sale now!

Posted on September 23, 2011 under News. No Comments

Click here to book your tickets! : http://rifcoarts.com/2011/07/06/britains-got-bhangra/#tickets On Tour from 16th September – 27th November 2011 Show Dates Watford Palace Theatre, London: 16th – 24th September Orchard Theatre, Dartford: 27th September – 1st October Curve Theatre, Leicester: 4th – 8th October Hackney Empire, London: 12th – 16th October Theatre Royal Windsor: 18th – 22nd October West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: 25th – 29th October Oldham Coliseum: 8th – 12 November Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry : 15th – 27th November Click here to continue reading “Britain’s Got Bhangra Tickets on Sale now!”