Just Before the Rain was a play created in the aftermath of the 2001 Oldham race riots. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it was a devised piece involving local performers directed by Iain Bloomfield.
Tour The play was initially created for the Cultureshock at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and had a sole performance at the Contact Theatre in 2002. In 2003, the play was toured to the following venues:
Contact Theatre, 13–15 February Octagon Theatre, Bolton, 17–19 February Darwen Library Theatre, 20 February King George's Hall, Blackburn, 23 February Theatre in the Mill, Bradford, 4–5 March Gateway Theatre, Chester, 18–21 March Live Theatre Company, 3–5 April Sherman Cymru, 8–9 April Lawrence Batley Theatre, 22–23 May Watermans Arts Centre, 8–10 May Oldham Coliseum Theatre, 13 May Phoenix Arts Centre, 16–17 May
Original cast Jaheda Choudury, Anjub Ali, Aklakur Rahman, Mahmood Ali and Shahena Choudhury.
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