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Kamdeo Ka Apna Basant Ritu Ka Sapna – Hindi play

Kamdeo Ka Apna Basant Ritu Ka Sapna – Hindi play

Sangeet Natak Academy had organised a week long theatre festival “Natya Samagama” during 9- 17 January, 2016. They exhibited various pieces of contemporary theatre as well as traditional or folk theatre forms. On the last evening, they presented a mainly Hindi / Chhatisgarhi play – “Kamdeo Ka Apna Basant Ritu Ka Sapna” by the group “Naya Theatre” of Bhopal. This is Habib Tanvir’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. We were most curious to look at this rather plucky attempt to present the extremely popular humour “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Hindi and …Chhatisgarhi!

Wo Lahore featuring Avtar Gill

Wo Lahore featuring Avtar Gill

“Wo Lahore”, directed by Atul Satya Koushik deals with the story of a big joint Hindu family in the backdrop of the Indian struggle for independence. The director manages to recreate that era when Hindu Muslims lived in harmony, but with their reservations in place. The cast was pro and the celebrity TV/film actor Avtar Gill drew crowds as the narrator. “Wo Lahore” was a decent weekend watch.

Gharwali – Hindi play

Gharwali – Hindi play

To celebrate the 100th birth centenary of the famous Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai, a play based on her story Gharwali was staged at India Habitat Centre. The play, directed by Shuddho Banerjee, questions the ideas of sexual freedom, role of marriage and other associated issues in the Indian society. The actors are amateurs but the storyline, direction, songs and dances compensate. All together this is an apt Saturday evening watch.

“To Bait Fish withal” – The Merchant of Venice

“To Bait Fish withal” – The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice” is perhaps one of his most read works. Dramatech staged this all English play at LTG Auditorium and this was directed by Renu S. Chopra. The performance was decent and given the lawlessness that we frequently encounter around us, the play had an instant connect with the audience. This rendition of “The Merchant of Venice” was an apt weekend watch.

Hasmukh Saab ki Wasihat

Hasmukh Saab ki Wasihat

This Cineplay by Mahesh Dattani was an average experience. The comedy was lackluster, acting amateurish and the script had very little freshness to offer. Not engaging enough for an hour and fifteen minutes duration.

Club Desire – Unmet expectations that turn a Relationship into Relationshit

Club Desire – Unmet expectations that turn a Relationship into Relationshit

Club Desire – Another offering from Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2015 talks about the fragile nature of relationships in current times. Living in metros and dabbling with love, career and family is challenging in its own and when one has to handle the insecurities of a romantic relationship along with that, things tend to go out of control.

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Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2015
A festival of handpicked plays from India and abroad during a time span of two weeks. The plays are held at various locations like Kamani, Sri Ram Center, LTG, NSD open lawns etc at different time slots. Check NSD website for schedule of plays.

Happy Birthday Sunita – Delhi get’s to see Shabana Azmi live on stage

Happy Birthday Sunita – Delhi get’s to see Shabana Azmi live on stage

Its not everyday that Delhi audience gets to see Shabana Azmi live on stage. After “Tumhari Amrita” which was staged quite some time back in Delhi Shabana Azmi performed again in “Happy Birthday Sunita” with an all NRI cast and crew at IHC. The play was a light comedy and had all ingredients and quality of a professionally done celebrity play.

The Vagina Monologues

The Vagina Monologues

A women oriented play that has been translated in various languages and performed over the world. The professionalism makes this play worth watching.

Color Blind – A Multi lingual play

Color Blind – A Multi lingual play

An abstract but interesting play in Hindi, English, Bengali, French, written and enacted by Kalki Koechlin and directed by Manav Kaul. The theme is demystifying Tagore in contemporary times.

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