REAL-LIFE experiences of women who were welcomed onto Canterbury estate after marrying Pakistani men have inspired a powerful new play.
Full English, which will be performed on the estate this summer, stars Bradford actor Natalie Davies and explores the story of her grandmother and the legacy of growing up in a mixed race family.
The play, produced by Bradford-based Bent Architect, will be created in three different ways - a studio theatre piece at Bradford arts centre Kala Sangam, an outdoor performance on Canterbury estate, and an interactive digital production.
Producer Jude Wright said: “Full English tells the story of the women of Canterbury Estate - white British girls from the 1960s who married Pakistani men and brought up mixed race children. Driven out by their families and shunned by their husband’s community, where did they belong?