Date: 20 May 2018
Venue: LTG Auditorium

While we enjoy our meals at fine-dining Chinese restaurants, at times all we crave is desi – greasy –chowmein. Similarly, we have seen many a thought-provoking, experimental plays during famous theatre festivals like BRM, META, and Aadyam, But there is always a craving for something light, comic, and in fact a no-brainer. The play Wrong Number is like Desi Chinese food that you crave for at times when you are done with eating Chinese in a fine dine restaurant.

It is a Felicity Theatre Group presentation and is directed by Raman Kumar who is the director of many popular television serials in the 90s. It is therefore no surprise the production would have entertainment at its core. Wrong Number is a comedy of errors. It is the story of two couples (Tanaaz Irani/ Rakesh Bedi and Delnaz Irani/ Rahul Bhuchar) with one of the partners in both marriages having an affair outside the marriage. Add the forgetful husband (Rakesh Bedi) and a loud crazy wife (Delnaz Irani). She starts dancing while fighting with her husband and we have our weekend comedy play that leaves not only us but the whole audience in splits. Bring in another couple Avtar Gill and Kishwar Merchant who have no clue about what is happening among these two couples but get entwined in this whole mess. The six characters make the story even more complex and fun as the play progresses. Rajesh Puri – Lallu from Humlog as the narrator creates an instant connection with Delhi’s Janta and keeps appearing after a few acts.

Celebrity plays in Delhi have their own fan following. It is not difficult to guess why. In fact, Wrong Number bears all the attributes of a successful celebrity play. With Tannaz Irani looking as gorgeous as ever closely followed by Madhu Kishwer, the play oozes glamour. Given that the cast is veterans from TV and cinema, everybody is perfect in assaying their roles. Nobody digresses from the character so much so that an utter laugh riot becomes convincing! We only wish the play was not as verbose. In fact, some parts seemed a tad loud and could have been done with a little toning down. There is no shocker in the play. It is wholesome entertainment, something that formats the cerebral system for the coming week.

We are addicts now and look forward to another play Selfie by the same Felicity Group coming weekend.