Epic Film, Beyond the Beautiful Forevers, to Stream

Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center

— from Artha Kass —

Give yourselves the gift of theater on Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 pm at Orcas Center when Pulitzer Prize winner Kathryn Boo’s book Beyond the Beautiful Forevers is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by David Hare and streams live from the National Theatre in London.

“It’s not just that rich people don’t know what they’ve got. They don’t even know what they throw away.”

India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female college graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighborhood.

Katherine Boo spent three years in the slum Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction 2012, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale.

Stay after the show and join a discussion, led by JoEllen Moldoff, and compare and contrast the play with Katherine Boo’s book.

“Compelling. Unforgettably communicates a world in which life is cheap.” —Daily Telegraph

“Magnificent. Rufus Norris’s production has a humane, dignified sweep that captivates.” —Independent

Interviews, behind the scenes and more at www.orcascenter.org.

Tickets for Beyond the Beautiful Forevers from NT Live are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from noon – 2 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2015 season visit www.orcascenter.org.