A Passage to India is a stage play written by Indian-American playwright Santha Rama Rau (1923–2009), based on E.M. Forster's 1924 novel of the same name.
[2] In the early 1950s, the play's creator, Santha Rama Rau, had dinner one evening with producer Cheryl Crawford.
The play then went on a short tour with the same cast, before transferring to the Comedy Theatre on London's West End in April 1960.
The play received two Tony Award nominations, one for Best Lead Actress for Gladys Cooper, and one for Best Scene Design.
[6] Director David Lean saw the play and was interested in making a film in the 1960s, but Forster refused to allow it to be made.
[7] In 1981, David Lean gained the rights to make a feature film based on the play.