Caste Away Arts' debut production 'The Fifth Cup' is the tale of fifteen year old Amrit Singh who, along with the rest of his family, moves to a new city to make a fresh start. All is going well until Amrit makes a shocking discovery about his past. From then on his world is turned upside down. The Singhs find themselves being shunned by the local Sikh community and cracks start to appear in their once strong, family unit.

Will Amrit be able to overcome the prejudice surrounding him? And will the Singh family need to run away from their secrets yet again? Based on true life experiences, The Fifth Cup is a poignant insight into caste discrimination within the British-Asian community.

The Fifth Cup is written by Rena Dipti Annobil and Reena Bhatoa and directed in association with Harvinder Sohal. Caste Away Arts is a new Midland's-based theatre company. They aim to tell the stories of those that have been "cast away" from society because of their caste, race, religion or circumstances, and they promise to tell it like it is.

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