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Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (born in Watford in 1968 or 1969) is a British Sikh writer who has written extensively for stage, screen and radio. Her play Behzti (Dishonour) was cancelled by the Birmingham Rep after protests against the play by Sikhs turned violent and alleged death threats forced Bhatti to go into hiding.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti. Playwright | Screenwriter. A KIND OF PEOPLE - ROYAL COURT DOWNSTAIRS. ★★★★★. “It’s impossible not to be floored by the sheer power of this playwright’s gut-wrenching prose” WhatsOnStage | Daniel Perks. ★★★★★. “This is the Royal Court at its best, giving us an uncompromisingly honest account of multicultural modern Britain.”
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti was born into a working-class Sikh Punjabi family in Watford. She went to Bristol University to study Chemistry but graduated with honours in Modern Languages. Before becoming a full-time playwright and screenwriter, she worked in a hospital laundry and a women’s refuge.
Nov 8, 2019 · Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti discusses why she wrote her new play A Kind of People. Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s previous work at the Royal Court includes: Khandan. She ha...
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti writes for stage, screen and radio. Her first play Behsharam broke box office records. Her second play Behzti was closed after protests at the Birmingham Rep and won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Nov 30, 2019 · The acclaimed playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s talks to Tina about her new play, A Kind of People, the story of a small multi-cultural community struggling to move forward amidst unspoken...
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Full introduction by Simon Stephens: The protest and controversy that surrounded the 2004 production of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s play Bezhiti (Dishnour) at the Birmingham Rep Theatre had several wounding consequences.
