Explore the play's context and content through film, text and activities.

Rani Das in The Empress
Anneika Rose as Rani Das
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Context and Content Background

  • Inspiration

  • AYAHS

  • Synopsis

  • Characters

Context and Content Film

Playwright Tanika Gupta and Director Emma Rice discuss the context and content of The Empress starting with Tanika's inspiration to the creation of the story, characters and structure of the play.  

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Context and Content Activities

  • STORYTELLING ACTIVITY

  • CHARACTER ACTIVITY

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