Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti adapts best-selling author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera’s critically acclaimed novel for the stage in a co-production by Lyric Hammersmith and Birmingham Rep.
Avita Jay and Jaz Singh Deol in Marriage Material. Photo by Helen Murray
Set in the Bains' corner shop in Wolverhampton and against the backdrop of a changing 20th century, Marriage Material explores the tensions, ambitions and legacy of a Punjabi family.
Directed by Iqbal Khan, the cast includes Tommy Belshaw as Jim/Bill, Jaz Singh Deol as Mr Bains/Arjan, Anoushka Deshmukh as Surinder, Celeste Dodwell as Claire/Miss Flanagan, Avita Jay as Mrs Bains, Kiran Landa as Kamaljit, Omar Malik as Ranjit/Tanvir, Irfan Shamji as Dhanda. Casting by Jatinder Chera.
The full creative team includes Good Teeth - Set and Costume Designer, Simeon Miller - Lighting Designer, Holly Khan - Composer and Sound Designer, Anjali Mehra - Movement Director, Anna Wood – Associate Sound Designer, Rakhee Sharma - Associate Movement Director, Gurkiran Kaur - Voice and Dialect Coach and Harper K Hefferon - Assistant Director.
Marriage Material plays at the Lyric Hammersmith until 21 June 2025 before it transfers to the Birmingham Rep where it plays from 25 June - 5 July 2025.
