“The Straight Proposal” is a play about homosexual men –some closeted to their wives and children, some to their parents, their professional world, and their siblings. The story revolves around a school teacher and his lovers who are driven by the old forces of hunger for love and acceptance.
A part of Mahendra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) which is known to bring quality theatre to theatre lovers, “9 Parts of Desire” fell short of our expectations. Ira enacted the roles of several women who had faced the repercussions of the Iraq war.
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From two couples against each other to two wives verses two husbands to mixed couples against each other to each to his own… phew… “God of Carnage” was a roller coaster ride full of fun and confusion.
Jalbala Vaidya plays the narrator and other characters – Dasarath, Kaikeyi, Rama etc. in Akshara Theatre’s “The Ramayan” scripted and directed by Gopal Sharman, this is neither the typical story of Ram nor is the neighborhood Ramlila, Overall Praiseworthy!
Is sex the new foreplay, to find something meaningful? Ashwin Gidwani and Saurabh Shukla’s “2 to Tango 3 to Jive” touches the raw nerve of everyone who is on a look out to find that “something missing” in their marriage.
Pammi, the protagonist, is confused about what he wants from life. Given the twist of events, he gets to see what people in his life think about him and he gets a new perspective. Albeit a little late.
Revisiting the epics – An attempt to recreate the thrill of the Indian mythological stories, in a dance narrative that captured the essence of the mythological lores with thought provoking twists
“Jug Jug Jiyo” was about celebrating the girl child. In a simple and entertaining manner, the 1 hour 15 minutes play managed to touch the right chords. The play looked like an extension of “Vickey Donor”. Dolly Ahluwalia and Swaroopa Ghosh in their respective Punjabi and Bengali women roles brought life to the characters.
Shabana Azmi and Farooq Sheikh – in their finest stage performance, reading out letters – The heart warming story of an unrequited love woven in love letters written over a time span of 35 years in “Tumhari Amrita”.
“Where did I leave my purdah”, written by Mahesh Dattani and directed by Lillete Dubey has all ingredients of a successful play – A crisp story, special effects on stage, partition, sibling rivalry and – cinema.
Afsana, the finale of Bharat Rang Mahotsav is about two middle aged men who became friends after one of them ran over the other’s wife! Both wannabe writers – one got published while the other was struggling with cancer. There is terrorism and cross dressing, mock murder and more kebabs!
Laila Majnu is a legend about star crossed lovers. This we knew already and we wanted to know more about the love story. This play failed to deliver. All we gathered that there was a dog involved in the fate of the lovers. 😀 A heavy dose or Urdu came in our way of understanding the tale.
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