Behind the Beautiful Forevers: A Play

Name: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: A Play
Price: 11.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.8 (13 reviews)
Author: David Hare

by David Hare

Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction

3.8 (13)

129 pages~2.2 hr readPublished by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

$11.9933% off peak

Last checked: Apr 14, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You appreciate theatrical adaptations that honour their source material whilst creating something entirely new for the stage.
You're drawn to ensemble stories about ordinary people with extraordinary determination to escape poverty.
You value plays that centre global perspectives and challenge Western assumptions about development and ambition.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer intimate, character-driven plays over sprawling ensemble pieces with dozens of roles.
You want escapist theatre rather than stories grounded in economic hardship and moral compromise.
You're looking for a light read rather than a dense, demanding script that requires close attention.

About this book

A stage adaptation of Katherine Boo's National Book Award-winning study of life in a Mumbai slum. India is experiencing rapid global economic growth. Beyond the luxury hotels near Mumbai airport lies Annawadi, a makeshift slum where residents pursue their own ambitions. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul work to recycle rubbish to save for a proper house. Twelve-year-old Sunil hopes to eat enough to grow taller. Asha plans to steal government antipoverty funds to become a "first-class person," while her daughter Manju aims to be the slum's first female graduate. These plans prove fragile when global recession threatens the garbage trade and another slum dweller makes an accusation that will have devastating consequences for herself and the neighborhood. Journalist Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi documenting residents' lives. David Hare has adapted her uncompromising book into a large-scale theatrical work.

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Currently 3.8★ from 13 reviews

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