'Laal Batti Express', a one hour play that exposes the hopes and fears of girls living inside Mumbai's notorious red-light streets, found support from North London-based Asian charity, Sangam – Association of Asian Women. The performance is presented by Mumbai-based NGO Kranti, come ahead of their tour at the Edinburgh Frings in August. A spokesperson from the NGO said, “It is an honour to be partnering with Sangam for these important and moving performances. We hope to meaningfully highlight the issues of the Indian sex trade and the work we can do to improve the lives of the girls living within this system.”
The play shows teenaged girls, children of sex workers, share their first-hand experiences of Kamathipura, an impoverished area of Mumbai known for its sex trade and brothels. “We are proud to be supporting Kranti for these special performances, which are hugely complementary to our existing work at Sangam. We hope this influential piece will attract a wide-ranging audience and ensure continued support for Kranti's objectives to help lift these girls out of their harrowing world.”
