Set in present-day Bombay, this sensual new drama by playwright and novelist Anosh Irani is a tale of seduction, betrayal, revenge, and that leap of faith called Love.

In a seaside flat, the iron-willed Padma takes money from men so they may watch her daughter, Apsara, perform a mesmerizing dance. Apsara’s extraordinary beauty and erotically charged dancing cast a powerful spell over her wealthy and famous clientele.

One day, a mysterious blind man named Kamal visits for a private dance. Kamal is somehow linked to their past. His secret threatens to change each of their lives forever … Welcome to the world of Bombay Black.

Bombay Black is a remarkable new Canadian work—at times, lyrical and funny, at other times chillingly brutal. Irani creates some haunting, unforgettable images: a mother threatening to feed her daughter to ravenous birds, a grieving widow covered in her husband’s ashes, two lovers soaring over the Gateway of India in a flying carriage.

Though at times he presents us with some disturbingly dark images, Irani’s Bombay Black is ultimately a poignantly romantic vision. By seamlessly weaving realism with elements of myth and magic, Irani takes his characters (and consequently, the audience) on fantastic voyages of the imagination.