Rafta, Rafta...
| Rafta, Rafta ... | |
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Original National Theatre production window card, 2007 | |
| Written by | Ayub Khan-Din |
| Date premiered | 2007 |
| Place premiered | Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Comic tale of close-knit Indian family life in England |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | The working class English town of Bolton |
Rafta, Rafta... is a comedy by British Pakistani playwright Ayub Khan-Din adapted from the 1963 Bill Naughton play, All in Good Time. The play is set in the working class English town of Bolton, and examines a story of marital difficulties within an immigrant Indian family. Ishwar Dutt is a first-generation immigrant and patriarch of the family. He has a troubled relationship with his newlywed son Atul, whose married life with Vina Patel has got off to a rocky start. The play deals with setting out and resolving these various conflicts.