A stage musical adaptation of '' The Far Pavilions '' , produced by Michael E. Ward , with music composed by Philip Henderson , premiered at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London 's West End on 14 April 2005 after two weeks of previews . Despite being booked until 14 January 2006 '' The Far Pavilions '' closed 17 September 2005 as per a 17 August 2005 announcement . The musical received mixed reviews , but its early closing was attributed to a steep drop in ticket sales subsequent to the 7/7 London bombings . Budgeted at 7 million pounds , the musical 's cast featured Hadley Fraser as Ashton , Simon Gleeson as Walter , Gayatri Iyer as Anjuli , Kulvinder Ghir as the Rana of Bhithor and Kabir Bedi as Kahn Sahib . While in India in March 2006 ( to scatter M M Kaye 's ashes over Lake Pichola ) Michael E. Ward announced that he had written the script for a sequel to '' The Far Pavilions '' entitled '' Fireflies '' whose projected stage premiere would be in Mumbai in January 2007 , with Ward hoping for a subsequent London stage engagement and a film version . There are no evident subsequent reports of any progress in this projected sequel to '' The Far Pavilions ''
7/7 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The Far Pavilions