A ferocious, brutal and damning play about the Bhopal ecological disaster. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026 before touring the UK.

'I walk home. The skyline is changed.
The skeleton is fast becoming a huge metal creature.
They have built a behemoth here.'

Bhopal. India. 1984. Born under a blue sky in a city of lakes, a girl grows up with her father and sister. The three of them together, always.

But as she grows, the land begins to change. A giant factory rises over her town. Her mother always wanted more for them – now the girl wants more too. Then comes the night that tears everything apart.

Ferocious, brutal and damning, Darkling is an epic story of a life ravaged by ecological disaster. Titas Halder's play premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Matthew Xia and co-produced with Actors Touring Company, before touring the UK.