'In 1599 India was a wealthy country producing a quarter of the world's output, here in England, we were producing three percent. Over the 200 years, The East India Company engaged with India, those two percentages were reversed.'
This is a filmed walking theatre, set in The City of London which is funded by The National Heritage Fund among others, telling the stories of The East India Company and showing how history gets layered in the streets.
Runtime- 33:57
Director, Producer & Editor - Kanhaiya Trivedi
Executive Producer - Anu Kumar Lazarus
Producer - Lisa Honan CBE
Cinematographers - (EXT) Isabel Morales-Detková, Kanhaiya Trivedi, (INT) Ziyue Yu
Sound Recordist - Ernest Nabialek
Sound Design & Mixer - Filip Tkáč
Colorist - Sameer Baria
Musician - Anoohya Adu
PLAY CREDITS
Walking tour Guide - Lisa Honan CBE
Director - Aileen Gonsalves
Writer/Producer - Anu Kumar Lazarus
Musicians - Ansuman Biswas, Anoohya Adu
Costume - Tallulah Humphrey, Stella Guida
CAST
Tudor glove seller/ Elizabeth 1st/Robert Clive’s Aunt/ Walking tour participant
Ellie Wasylocha
Thomas Smythe/Thomas Roe/ Robert Clive
Cameron Barclay
William Shakespeare/ Robert Clive Uncle/ Walking tour participant
Xavier Atkins
Emperor Jehangir/Walking tour participant/Weaver/ Lalit
Nevil Patel
Abu/Walking tour participant/Coolie/Rajat
Lata Nobes
