Good Beginnings - Workshop & Stage Reading by The NCPA and Soho Theatre

Good Beginnings - Workshop and Stage Reading by the NCPA and Soho Theatre at British Council, Kasturba Gandhi Marg

Date and Time: 20-21 January 2026

Entry: Free Registration required, Register at go.ncpamumbai.com/NCPASOHODELEVE

Venue: British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001, India
Venue Info: About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Barakhamba(Blue Line)' 

Exact Locations at the venue: 
20 January Workshop: VC Suite, 2nd Floor
21 January Reading: Auditorium

Event Description: Good Beginnings - Workshop & Stage Reading by The NCPA and Soho Theatre

AGE LIMIT – 18+ as some of the reading material will include harsh language and references to sexual activity.
The NCPA and Soho Theatre presents ‘Good Beginnings’ workshop - Why Your First 1,500 Words Matter… an interactive workshop on how to capture an audience`s attention.
Anyone who is an aspiring writer, or an experienced writer who would like to re-visit their craft. Language: English. 
Duration: around 3 hours
Conducted by: Pooja Sivaraman, Creative Associate, Soho Theatre
Pooja Sivaraman is a Bombay-born, London-based playwright and theatre-maker. She is currently a Creative Associate at Soho Theatre, where she works on the development of Soho Theatre India – a project fostering artistic exchange between London and Mumbai. She has been part of the Royal Court Introductory Writers` Group (2021), the Royal Court Long Form Writers` Group (2023), and the Soho Theatre Writers Lab (2022). Her plays have been shortlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award and longlisted for the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award. Pooja is also an alumnus of the CLORE Emerging Leaders programme and works as a freelance theatre-maker and drama facilitator, collaborating with organisations such as Clean Break, Coney, and Attic Theatre Company.

AGE LIMIT – 12 +
Little Brother by Eoin McAndrew is a darkly comic yet deeply moving play about love, guilt, and the impossible task of saving someone you love from themselves. When Niall, a young man from Belfast, survives an act of self-immolation, his older sister Brigid takes him in, determined to help him recover. As she tries to keep him safe—removing every source of fire from her flat, monitoring his medication, and making lists to keep control—their shared history and strained sibling bond come under pressure. Niall’s trauma and self-destructive impulses clash with Brigid’s anxious caretaking, revealing the limits of compassion when mental illness and shame run deep. As months pass, Brigid’s own life begins to unravel under the weight of responsibility, and both siblings are forced to confront how far love can stretch before it breaks. Blending humour and heartbreak, Little Brother examines the blurred lines between care and control, recovery and relapse, and the quiet heroism of those who stay.
Language: English 
Duration: 90 mins
Written by: Eoin McAndrew
Directed by: Rachel D’souza
Performed by: Amba Suhasini Jhala
The NCPA and Soho Theatre present a staged reading of the 2024 Verity Bargate Award-winning play Little Brother, written by Eoin McAndrew

Supported by British Council

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Good Beginnings - Workshop & Stage Reading by The NCPA and Soho Theatre Good Beginnings - Workshop & Stage Reading by The NCPA and Soho Theatre Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Friday, February 21, 2025 Rating: 5

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