Tajinder Singh Hayer
Encyclopedia
Tajinder Singh Hayer is a dramatist born in Bradford
, West Yorkshire
in 1980.
He has written for BBC Radio 3
, BBC Radio 4
, the West Yorkshire Playhouse
, Peshkar Productions
and Menagerie Theatre Company. He has taught on the Creative Writing degree at the University of Bradford
since 2004.http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/socsci/staff/departmental/hayer_t/
West Yorkshire Playhouse website: http://www.wyp.org.uk/
Guardian review of Mela: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/jul/07/theatre.reviews2
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
in 1980.
He has written for BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
, BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, the West Yorkshire Playhouse
West Yorkshire Playhouse
The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, England is a theatre which opened in March 1990 as part of the regeneration of the Quarry Hill area of the city...
, Peshkar Productions
Peshkar Productions
Peshkar Productions is an intercultural theatre and multimedia art company based in the Northwest of England. It engages in participatory projects and professional productions.-History:...
and Menagerie Theatre Company. He has taught on the Creative Writing degree at the University of Bradford
University of Bradford
The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...
since 2004.http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/socsci/staff/departmental/hayer_t/
Stage plays
- Players (West Yorkshire PlayhouseWest Yorkshire PlayhouseThe West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, England is a theatre which opened in March 1990 as part of the regeneration of the Quarry Hill area of the city...
, 2005) http://www.wyp.org.uk/events/event_details.asp?event_ID=443 - In this house (Menagerie Theatre Company; The Junction, Cambridge, 2006)
- Hiphoperatic (Outdoor production, Peshkar ProductionsPeshkar ProductionsPeshkar Productions is an intercultural theatre and multimedia art company based in the Northwest of England. It engages in participatory projects and professional productions.-History:...
, 2007) - Passengers (Peshkar Productions, Oldham Coliseum TheatreOldham Coliseum TheatreOldham Coliseum Theatre is a theatre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.Oldham Coliseum is a building-based producing theatre. It has a capacity in its main auditorium of 585 seats; in addition the theatre has a studio with a capacity of 50 seats...
, 2008) - Mela (West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2008) http://www.wyp.org.uk/events/event_details.asp?event_ID=610
- Siege (Peshkar Productions; The Blue Box Theatre, Manchester; The Grange Arts Centre, Oldham; Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)The Lyceum Theatre is an Edwardian theatre in Heath Street, Crewe, Cheshire, England. It originated as a converted Roman Catholic Church in 1876. The church was replaced in 1887 by a purpose-built theatre, which burnt down in 1910. The theatre was rebuilt the following year, and was refurbished...
, 2008) - 1001 (Peshkar Productions; University Centre Oldham, 2009)
Translations
- Antelopes by Andreas Flourakis (Janus Festival, West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2006) http://www.wyp.org.uk/events/event_details.asp?event_ID=508
Radio drama
- The one that got away (as part of the Writing the City strand on BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
, 2006) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/nbdyc/ - If you can't stand the heat (Afternoon PlayAfternoon PlayThe Afternoon Play is a long-running drama programming strand, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4. Each play lasts for 45 minutes, and roughly 190 new Afternoon Plays are broadcast each year....
broadcast as part of the Takeaway strand, 2007) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008crlc - ID (Afternoon PlayAfternoon PlayThe Afternoon Play is a long-running drama programming strand, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4. Each play lasts for 45 minutes, and roughly 190 new Afternoon Plays are broadcast each year....
, 2010) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pr5jk - We're not getting married (BBC Asian NetworkBBC Asian NetworkBBC Asian Network is a British radio station serving those originating from and around the Indian subcontinent. The music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds. The station has production centres in Birmingham, Leicester and London...
, 2010) http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/13/asian.shtml
External links
Peshkar Productions website: http://www.peshkar.co.uk/West Yorkshire Playhouse website: http://www.wyp.org.uk/
Guardian review of Mela: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/jul/07/theatre.reviews2