Dara in Bloomington, MN

1659. Mughal India. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people, but brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India’s future. Islam inspires poetry in Dara, puritanical rigour in Aurangzeb. Can Jahanara, their sister, assuage Aurangzeb’s resolve to purge the empire?
Dara
was originally produced in Pakistan; this adaptation premiered at the National Theatre in 2015.