Darkling
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Nick Hern Books
Published:17th Sep '26
Should be back in stock very soon

'I walk home. The skyline is changed. I see the factory anew against the sky. The skeleton is fast becoming a huge metal creature. They have built a behemoth here.'
Bhopal. India. 1984. Born under a blue sky in a city of lakes, a girl grows up with her father and sister. The three of them together, always.
But as she grows, the land begins to change. A giant factory rises over her town. Her mother always wanted more for them – now the girl wants more too. Then comes the night that tears everything apart.
Ferocious, brutal and damning, Darkling is an epic story of a life ravaged by ecological disaster. Titas Halder's play premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Matthew Xia and co-produced with Actors Touring Company, before touring the UK.
'Powerful... a harrowing invective against capitalism and ecological calamity... a theatrical spectacle... impressively evocative and lyrical writing... conjures beautiful scenes... convincing and emotional... a lasting impact'
* Broadway World *'An intense and incredibly important act of remembrance'
* Everything Theatre *'Captivating... not an easy watch at all... despite this, you simply cannot look away... this is one production which won't leave your thoughts for a long time after the lights go up'
* Theatre & Tonic *'Potent... plays out like a vision of hell'
* Time Out *'Evocative and vividly drawn'
* The Stage *'A striking tribute to the victims of the disaster, carefully told by a brilliant and thoughtful team. Titas Halder's play preserves the humanness of Bhopal before the chemical leak and offers an important, meaningful perspective to this tragedy and ones much like it'
* A Young(ish) Perspective *'Delicate and devastating... an important account of the Bhopal disaster'
* Liam O'Dell *'Incredibly emotional... there is no doubting the power of Halder's writing... deeply affecting'
* All That Dazzles *'Powerful... genuinely touching... a deeply human story of family, childhood, loss and survival'
* Afridiziak Theatre NeISBN: 9781839046186
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 6mm
Weight: 97g
80 pages