Marriage Material

<p><b><i>In our shops we will be Kings of England. And we will make this place our place.</i></b><br><br>The Bains’ corner shop in Wolverhampton has been at the centre of the family for three generations.<br>Against the backdrop of a changing 20th century, Mrs Bains is balancing running the business, caring for her ailing husband and the demands of her two headstrong daughters, who each have their eye on a different kind of future.<br><br>Fast forward to the present day, a family tragedy pulls Arjan Bains back from a life in London. The shop represents everything he was trying to escape, but with his mother insisting it remain open, how long can he stay away?<br><br>This edition of <i>Marriage Material, </i>adapted from the critically acclaimed novel by Sathnam Sanghera, was published to coincide with the co-production at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Birmingham Rep in May-July 2025.</p>