This play is set in Salford, in 1970, where the Khan children are buffeted this way and that by their Pakistani father's insistence on tradition, their English mother's laissez-faire, and their own wish to be citizens of the modern world.
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"'First plays don't come much better than this... full of intelligence, irresistible laughter and serious promise.' Sunday Times 'A tremendous achievement.. a hugely entertaining, highly involving, emotionally tender, politically inflamed family drama' Time Out"
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Ayub Khan-Din's East is East won the John Whiting and Writers' Guild Awards and the film version won "Best Film" at the British Comedy Awards. His second play, Last Dance at Dum Dum premiered in the West End.
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A great screenplay about westernized South Asians,
By "immy1459" (Syosset, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: East is East: A Screenplay (Paperback)
This screenplay is an amazing example of the culture clash that exists between South Asians and their native cultures and modern western living. Ayub Khan-Din writes a perhaps mediocre script; however he definately encompasses the generational gap that exists between a conservative father and his new age childern that were bred by the standards and values of the west. Miniskirts, clubs, and etc. are part of the lives of these westernized kids; however, they must deal with their dual identity and everything that comes with it: arranged marriages, abstinence, and a traditional outlook. All in all this is a screenplay that comes with great recommendation because as a South Asian having to deal with western society I can commiserate with the plight of these kids. Plus this is a great British Comedy/Tragedy that is hilarious and even has a few inside jokes for us South Asians.
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