Sammy! The incredible journey of Mahatma Gandhi

An Award-winning Play in English That Explores Gandhi’s Inner Voice That He Could Not Ignore

“A Historic Sojourn!....A Mahatma "must see” THE STAR , Kuala Lumpur

SAMMY is a dramatic and modern version of Gandhi’s story with plenty of Gandhi’s hallmark humour. An extraordinary man about whom Albert Einstein has said "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one once walked upon the earth".

SAMMY! Is modern and exciting!
performed by an ensemble of actors, led by a lively debate between Mohandas, the man, and the irrepressible Mahatma in him, the play highlights Gandhi’s relationships and how he changed everyone he touched.

It traces the transformation of the young Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from a naïve tongue-tied lawyer into a shrewd politician and finally a Mahatma or Great Soul and recounts his story from his earliest days in South Africa, to finally his assassination.

The title of the play is easily explained and becomes clear in the early part of the play. When the young Mohandas heard himself being described as ‘SAMMY’ he smiled quietly and ventured the hope that he may some day be able to live up to it…..

SAMMY! Has performed to sell out shows around the world - Dubai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Brussels & Antwerp (in both cities it played simultaneous translations in French and Flemish), New York, Boston, Stamford, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston & UK.

SAMMY! Comes to New Zealand and plays in Wellington, Palmerston North and Auckland before its Australian tour

“Outstanding. SAMMY! Is by far the most interesting, comprehensive, dramatic work on Gandhi. A great play!” Peter Ruhe, Gandhi Serve, Berlin

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