A Fine Balance
A Crow’s Theatre Production
Adapted for the stage by Anosh Irani
Based on the novel by Rohinton Mistry
Directed by Chris Abraham
World Premiere
Aug 25, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026
Guloien Theatre
The beloved novel, reimagined for the stage.
Rohinton Mistry’s beloved novel exploring resilience and injustice during India’s 1975 Emergency comes to life in a new stage adaptation.
In a cramped Bombay apartment turned into an illegal garment factory, four unlikely companions are thrown together. As the political crisis deepens and the country reels under authoritarian crackdown, this fragile household becomes a refuge – and an unexpected bond begins to take hold.
As devastating as it is humane, A Fine Balance, adapted by Anosh Irani – Governor General’s Literary Award finalist and recipient of the Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award – vividly brings Mistry's powerful story to the stage.
Accolades for the novel A Fine Balance:
• Giller Prize, 1995
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 1996
• Oprah’s Book Club, November 2001
• Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, 1996
• Booker Prize Shortlisted Finalist, 1996
