When Annie Met Gandhi – Ingenious Purpose
22nd October 2017 · 3:00pm - 4:30pm
In person | Virtual event
Astonishingly in 1917 the newly elected President of the Indian National Congress was a white elderly English woman. The fiercely free-thinking Annie Besant and Gandhi admired each other hugely, but they disagreed about how to achieve Independence for India. In this short play Annie is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her fellow trailblazer…
Presented by the team that produced TERRIFIC TONGUES last year, in association with RADA, Westminster Kingsway.
Followed by Q&A with Dr Shahrar Ali from SOAS – see also his talk on Gandhi.
Performances at 12 noon and 3.30pm
FREE – but pre-booking is recommended