Comedy comes to the Bush Theatre as Jamie Lloyd directs the European premiere of Guards at the Taj. This is a very funny award-winning comedy from Pulitzer Price nominee Rajiv Joseph.
Set in Agra, India – home of the Taj Mahal of course – in 1648 as the final touches to the Taj Mahal are being made. No-one is allowed to look at this magnificent building until it is finished, other than those who are working on the construction still.
“If we hadn’t done our jobs tonight, we’d be hanging by our necks in the royal courtyard getting our eyes pecked out by the royal crows. So excuse me if I don’t wallow in some misbegotten guilt all night. Was it f****d up? Yes, it was. But I don’t have to feel terrible about it.”
Now, as the building nears completion and the first light catches on the pure white domes behind them, the temptation to steal a glance at the most beautiful monument the world has ever seen grows stronger. But beauty has a price and Humayun and Babur are about to learn its true cost. Guards at the Taj takes as its starting point an enduring legend and prompts contemporary audiences to revisit questions about art and privilege.
After the premiere of this play at the Atlantic Theatre in New York to great acclaim in 2015 it was the recipient of both the Obie Award for Best New American Play and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play (2016).
We are now booking from 2nd May through only until 20th May 2017, so this should be on your booking list now. Tickets are available from just £26.00.