Winner of the 2024 North (519): Best of Toronto Fringe Award, bol, brown boy, bol is is returning to the stage, redeveloped. Coming to Ottawa, London, and Toronto 🇨🇦!
After years of trying to fit in, Nawaaz weaves together Bollywood, 90s grunge/rap, and Indian classical music into a story about returning to yourself.
Come for the story, stay for the chai, leave feeling seen.
SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRING TOUR 2026
Aki Studio
May 20-24
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Toronto, ON
Grand Theatre
April , 17-18
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London, ON
Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
March 26-27
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Ottawa, ON
Launch Party: Bol your heart out! Karaoke for everyone
March 8
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Free — Glad Day Lit @ 32 Lisgar
Full Show Credits
Creator & Performer: Nawaaz Makhani
Creative director: Tiffany Wu
Producer: Robin McNaughton
Tour producer: Lamesha Ruddock
Dramaturg & Acting coach: Jimmy Hogg
Dramaturg: Sashoya Simpson
Sound designer: Christine Wu
Music Supervisor/Guruji: Chiranjit Mukherjee
Publicist: Damien Nelson
Lighting designer: Lindsay Murray
Lighting consultant: Arantza Luna
Original Set Design: Magali LaFleur
Adapted Set Design: Tiffany Wu
Costume design: Ila Verse
Social media manager: Milena Rzepasztainbok
Accessibility consultants: The Disability Collective
AD Primer consultant: JJ Hunt
Gujarati consultants: late Dr. Firozali Makhani & Nazim Makhani
Script Editor: Jonathan Wu
Voice Actors: Kat Savin, Bryn Rieger, Christine Wu, Nadya Makhani, Nazim Makhani, Leila Makhani, Jimmy Hogg, Robin McNaughton
Sound clips of funeral prayer: Aleem Karmali
Mentors:
Daccia Bloomfield
Himanshu Sitlani
David Nair – Theatre Orangeville
Lisa LaHue – Theatre Orangeville
Core Support:
Makhani & Giffoni Families
McNaughton, Cunningham & Garard Families
Venues:
Ottawa Meridian Theatre @ Centrepoint
London Grand Theatre (Auburn Stage)
Aki Studio @ Native Earth Performing Arts
Launch event collaborator: Glad Day Lit
Ottawa chai caterer: Chai Talks
London chai caterer: The Junction London
Toronto chai caterer: Banjara
Merchandise creator: Mom x Wyfe
Photographer: Luniverse
Videographer: Full Haus Productions
