British South Asian Women's Voices on the English Stage: The Work of Kali Theatre Company

The article charts the development of the South Asian British theatre company Kali since its founding in 1990. Kali Theatre Company was founded by playwright Rukhsana Ahmad and actress Rita Wolf in the wake of the political activism of Asian women in Britain and has been committed to supporting and producing writing for the theatre by women of South Asian descent. By focusing on exemplary productions, the article argues that the company has contributed to the debate on identity politics on the English stage, while placing cultural hybridity at the centre of the theatrical experience.