JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
Love will blossom, dreams will flourish and secrets will be revealed.
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A Fine Balance
Adapted for the stage by Anosh Irani
Based on the novel by Rohinton Mistry
Directed by Chris Abraham
Soulpepper & Crow’s Theatre present a Crow’s Theatre production
January 14 – February 7, 2027
2 hours and 55 minutes, including intermission
The beloved novel, reimagined for the stage.
Rohinton Mistry’s beloved novel exploring resilience and injustice during India’s 1975 Emergency comes to life in a new stage adaptation.
In a cramped Bombay apartment turned illegal garment factory, four unlikely companions are thrown together. As the political crisis deepens and the country reels under authoritarian crackdown, this fragile household becomes a refuge – and an unexpected bond begins to take hold.
As devastating as it is humane, A Fine Balance, adapted by Anosh Irani – Governor General’s Literary Award finalist and recipient of the Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award – vividly brings Mistry’s powerful story to the stage.
Accolades for the novel A Fine Balance:
• Giller Prize, 1995
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 1996
• Oprah’s Book Club, November 2001
• Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, 1996
• Booker Prize Shortlisted Finalist, 1996
A Fine Balance was commissioned, developed, and world premiere by Crow’s Theatre (Toronto) Chris Abraham, Artistic Director; Sherrie Johnson, Executive Director.
A Fine Balance is a Crow’s Canadian Literature Adaptation Fund Commission.
Baillie Theatre
at Soulpepper Theatre
Content Warning
A Fine Balance is a work of historical fiction set primarily during India’s State of Emergency in 1975. The production explores mature subject matter, including graphic violence, descriptions of varied forms of physical abuse, and death. This production also includes haze, flashing lights, loud sounds, theatrical blood, and e-cigarettes.
Pictured: Husein Madhavji, Anand Rajaram, Zorana Sadiq, Siddharth Sharma, and Ben Yoganathan. Set Design by Michael Gianfrancesco, Costume Design by Ming Wong, Lighting Design by Imogen Wilson, Photos by Dahlia Katz.
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