The Shroud is a two-man, miniature epic about loss, time and the things that connect us. A father writes letters to his homesick son. A Kolkata potter shapes clay goddesses from the silt of the Ganges. A young man circles the funeral pyre.

Drawing on Hindu myth, memories and personal letters, The Shroud is composed as a series of interweaving dialogues between the poets and theatre-makers Siddhartha Bose and Avaes Mohammad. The ancient and the modern combine to create an inventive, quietly beautiful meditation on death, ritual, fathers and sons.

Part of Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Promoted by Writers’ Centre Norwich in association with Norwich Arts Centre Live Arts Club.

Performed by Siddhartha Bose & Avaes Mohammad
Directed by Russell Bender
Produced by Penned in the Margins
Supported by Arts Council England