Behind the Moon Front Cover


ISBN: 9781772016383
Pages: 97 pp
Pub. Date: December 17 2024
Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5" x 0.5"
Rights: Available: WORLD
Categories
Fiction / FIC051000

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Behind the Moon
By Anosh Irani

A new play from award-winning playwright and novelist Anosh Irani

In a Mughlai restaurant in Toronto, a late-night visit from a mysterious stranger rattles the cage and shatters the peace. Now the restaurant's employee Ayub must face reality, the family he’s left behind, and the dreams he’s abandoned, all while keeping the restaurant shiningly clean.

From the award-winning playwright and novelist Anosh Irani, Behind the Moon is a story of love and loss, freedom and faith, the meaning of brotherhood, and how we begin a new life.

Cast of 3 South Asian men

"Quickfire dialogue and sardonic humour ... Irani salutes the immigrant working class with candour and grace." – Robert Kuang, Stir

"The strongest of Irani’s fine plays." – Jerry Wasserman, Vancouver Plays

"Migrant stories are rich, diverse, and abundant, but never monolithic – and they remain untold … [Behind the Moon] captures [their] struggle beautifully.” –Rahul Varma, artistic director of Teesri Duniya Theatre

"An emotionally charged meditation on the immigrant experience … Irani’s play is captivating, heartbreaking, inspiring, and immensely educational." —Forget the Box

"Searing." —Stuart Nulman, The Montreal Times

"A tender meditation on belonging and connection."—Misha Nye, The Overture