By Ayub Khan-Din

Production Information

Following the Octagon’s huge success with East is East, we are delighted to present the regional theatre premiere of Ayub Khan-Din’s Rafta Rafta, a hilarious and warm-hearted play, set in Bolton's close-knit Asian community.

The wedding feast is over and the young couple moves in with the groom’s parents. But how can they live happily ever after when the groom feels inhibited by the intrusive presence of his parents in the bedroom next door, his father’s constant disapproval and his brother’s childish pranks? His beautiful virgin bride remains just that. How will the family live with the shame?

Rafta Rafta is based on Bill Naughton's play All in Good Time, made into the film The Family Way, starring John Mills and Hayley Mills. It is our tribute to Bolton’s own great playwright in his centenary year. It follows Bill Naughton’s Spring and Port Wine, the Octagon’s most popular production ever.