The Young Vic have announces the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Chasing Hares, a new play by award-winning playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya, running at the venue from 16 July-13 August.

Directed by Milli Bhatia, the play - set between the UK and West Bengal - considers the power of storytelling in the struggle for a fairer world.

Ayesha Dharker (The Father and The Assassin) will play Chellam, with Zainab Hasan (Lotus Beauty) as Kajol, Scott Karim (The Invisible Hand) as Devesh, Saroja-Lily Ratnavel (Electric Rosary) as Amba and Irfan Shamji (The Ipcress File) as Prab, in this tale of resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. 

By day, machine operator Prab struggles to survive the precarity and brutality of his factory job in West Bengal, by night he writes stories for his baby daughter Amba. When a popular actress recruits him to write a play for her, Prab seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice of factory conditions and the rumors of child exploitation. But in his fight for change, is he ready to risk his future, his family and even his own life?

Chasing Hares is designed by Moi Tran, with lighting by Jai Morjaria, video by Akhila Krishnan, sound by Donato Wharton, composition by Sarathy Korwar and movement direction by Chi San Howard.

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