Tara Arts produces global theatre for local audiences. Positioned between East and West, Tara Arts has pioneered cross-cultural theatre for over 3 decades.
From Tara Arts' Theatre in south London:
The company tours vibrant adaptations of European and Asian classics and new work, brings the great stories of the world to children in junior schools and develops emerging artists and new audiences. We have produced work at the National Theatre and a host of other theatres across Britain, Europe, and Asia, as well as in the British Library, National Maritime Museum, Trafalgar Square and Temple Church.
Why?
On July 4th 1976, Gurdip Singh Chaggar, a 17-year old Sikh boy living in Southall, fell victim to a racist murder. Out of the protests surrounding his death, an Asian public presence emerged in Britain, with a variety of Asian Youth Movements springing up in all the major British cities... and Tara Arts.
When?
Tara Arts was founded in 1977, by young Asians. It was the first Asian-led theatre company to be formed in the UK.
Tara Arts' Theatre
Tara Theatre opened in 2007. The theatre regularly premieres new work from emerging and established artists.
"The most culturally open-minded troupe in Britain" Independent on Sunday