Period Parrrty
$24.44
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2025
Summary
‘Is there even a word for “non-binary” in Tamil? How is Amma meant to get me, if I don’t exist in her language?’
A Tamil teenager is preparing for their period party – a coming-of-age ritual meant to mark ‘womanhood’. But Krish isn’t a girl. And this celebration feels more like the start of a never-ending performance.
As expectations mount, Krish decides to take control. With help from their best friend Brenavee and a growing chosen family, Krish imagines the degendered party …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781839045295 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1839045299 |
| Author: | Gayathiri Kamalakanthan |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 97g |
| Dimensions: | 6mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘Warm and funny… In many ways, your classic coming-of-age story – full of teenage angst, fumbling romances, and dreams of older, freer years. But Gayathiri Kamalakanthan’s play is also a bold study of Tamil history and identity… a deeply endearing play, with Krish’s inner conflicts about wanting to please their family spilling out across the stage in candid revelations… It’s very funny, too – Kamalakanthan is a master of writing adolescent turmoil… a tender, delicate exploration of self-discovery that hits you right in the emotional gut’
* Guardian *‘A heartwarming portrait of the struggle for self-expression… moving and resonant’
* The Stage *‘A fresh coming-out and coming-of-age story… quietly revolutionary… a simple, radiant idea that lingers long after the lights go down’
* Theatre & Tonic *‘Bold and compelling… Gayathiri Kamalakanthan’s play pushes literary limits in a production bursting with humour, pathos, and cutting sarcasm… laced with sweet and tender moments… funny and full of heart… a moving, refreshingly original work… a real must-see production’
* All That Dazzles *‘A triumph… packed with nuanced discussions about identity, culture and family… it is also surprisingly really funny… heartwarming and adorable’
* Diva *‘Funny and heart-warming… a lovely show and well worth a watch’
* London Pub Theatres Magazine *‘Beautiful, revolutionary and joyful… a triumph’
* A Young(ish) Perspective *Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
Gayathiri Kamalakanthan is a Tamil poet, playwright, facilitator and producer based in London. They have performed with the Roundhouse, DAYTIMERS and the Southbank Centre, and are a recipient of the Disabled Poets Prize, the Faber & Andlyn Publisher’s Prize and the RSL Literature Matters Award. Their plays include Period Parrrty (Kali Theatre & Soho Theatre, 2025).
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