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Following a Critically-Acclaimed West End Run Ayub Khan Din’s East is East Arrives in Bradford this Autumn

Following a critically acclaimed West End run, Ayub Khan Din’s East is East arrives in Bradford this autumn starring Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless, EastEnders) as Ella Khan. Pauline is joined by some of the original cast from the West End production of East is East: Ashley Kumar (Tariq Khan), Darren Kuppan (Maneer Khan) and Sally Bankes (Auntie Annie).

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Pakistani chip-shop owner George Khan - "Genghis" to his kids - is determined to give his children a strict Muslim upbringing against the unforgiving backdrop of 1970s Salford. Household tension reaches breaking point as their long-suffering English mother, Ella, gets caught in the cross fire - her loyalties divided between her marriage and the free will of her children.

  Pauline McLynn said “I am very excited to be part of this production. The play by Ayub Khan Din is sparkling, funny and tender and I'm delighted to be working with the brilliant Sam Yates. I cannot wait to get out there with it!”   Jamie Lloyd, Artistic Director of Trafalgar Transformed, said  “As a part of our drive to make our work accessible to all, I am very excited to present the first major tour of a Trafalgar Transformed production. I am thrilled that so many more people, all over the country, will get to see Sam Yates’ vivid production of this modern classic, and I’m delighted to welcome Pauline McLynn to the company.”   East is East, Ayub Khan Din’s semi-autobiographical account of British Asian life in the 1970s and the clash of cultures between a multi-cultural family growing up in Salford, is a play that continues to resonate and provoke discussion. This long awaited revival of a modern comedy classic directed by Sam Yates promises to be unmissable.