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. I see the factory anew against the sky. 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.