adapted by Tanya Ronder from Shahid Nadeem's play
seen at the National Theatre (Lyttleton) 6 February 2015
This play, originally performed in Pakistan, has been adapted into English. It tells of the rise of Aurangzeb, who succeeded his father Shah Jahan as Mughal Emperor in 1659 by eliminating his brothers, in particular the crown prince Dara.
The play is mainly concerned with the critical events of 1659, but includes a number of explanatory flashbacks (the earliest to 30 years before when Shah Jahan's sons and daughters were still teenagers), and a final scene in 1707 when Aurangzeb was 89 and close to death.
