It’s 2013, and Nikhil, a gay Indian man living in London, is desperate to find a way to stay in the UK. He finds an unlikely mentor when his nemesis, Theresa May, appears at his flat with an offer to help – if he meets her standards. 

In the wake of the UK’s ‘hostile environment’ policy, I Dream of Theresa May is a deft political satire that shifts between comedy and nightmare as a queer brown man is radicalised by a diva in blue, the face of a right-wing British government: Theresa May. As he dutifully thanks racists, polices flower-pickers, and practises his bow to the Queen, his best friend Jyoti watches him slip further from reality, and from himself…

Director - Natasha Kathi-Chandra Written By - Vivek Nityananda Designer - Erin Guan Sound Designer - Hugh Sheehan Lighting Designer - Jodie Underwood Production Manager - Grace Duff Producer: Ceri Lothian for Tara Theatre

Photography - Adam Razvi