Mangoes on the Beach with Peter Chand

To celebrate his twentieth year as a professional storyteller, Peter shares his parents' migration story from the Punjab to Wolverhampton, exploring Empire, Caste, Resilience and the ever-changing nature of culture, resulting in a heady mixture of reminiscence and traditional folktales.

Peter is an Indian storyteller, born and bred in the Black Country, whose parents migrated from the Punjab region of India in the 1950s.

Mangoes on the Beach is Peter’s tribute to that generation of people who made the journey to Britain, the trials and tribulations they faced in India, and their lives once they reached these shores.

Peter has created a piece that beautifully weaves true family experiences with traditional folk tales, covering the tyranny of the caste system, impossible challenges, and beautiful husbands who hide terrible secrets…

Mangoes on the Beach has been shared across Britain and at many international festivals as far afield as Norway, Greece, Holland, and Vienna. Its theme of migration and integration is a story of our times. (Originally commissioned by Festival at the Edge Storytelling Festival)