The Everyman Theatre's new creative director is determined to make his mark in Liverpool, a city he resonated with for its "bolshy activism" and attitude, commitment to "the underdog" and firm opposition to the Tories.
Suba Das, 38, wasn't born into the middle class world so commonly associated with titans of the theatre industry. The child of Indian migrants who moved to England in the 70s on the quest for a better life, Suba and his twin brother were welcomed by the "white working class" people of Seaton Delaval, near Whitley Bay.
His father worked in the kitchen of an Indian takeaway and, determined for his children to succeed, he often took them to the library where they were encouraged to check out books and learn about the world. Being "semi literate", hilarity ensued when nine-year-old Suba's English education was ramped up by racy Anne Rice novels his father accidentally bought, not realising they weren't aimed at children.
