Twelve Angry Jurors
Watched a play after a year. Twelve Angry Jurors doesn’t roll as easily off the tongue as Twelve Angry Men, the original play, but it can accommodate women. Watching it as an adult, I...
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The Government Inspector by NCPA & Akvarious- Review: Awful
I had fond memories of the movie The Inspector General, which I watched as a kid on TV. Since some people I know had seen the performance of this Gogol play at NCPA, I...
One on One 2- Stand up comedy play review
The first act, I’m every woman, was funny but scarily true- about a woman struggling with kids. The second was performed very well, with a desi American drawl- a Gujju bhai who wants to...
Jesus Christ Superstar
Caught this Alyque Padamsee production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Bombay this year. Had head of it since I was a child, listened to songs from it being sung live in the middle of...
Piya Bahroopiya- Play Review
A wonderful take on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The kitsch image of the bard looking down on the performance, with a lotus- was very South Indian film starish. This refreshing spin on Shakespeare had the...
Indian Tempest- Play Review
This play too, was a visual extravaganza. The stage was set like a circus, with the shadow of a boat moved from within the big top to indicate the storm. French, Malayalam, Sanskrit and...
Fellini’s Dream- Play Review
The best part about the play was the innovative set. It seemed to be a tall panoramic mesh, on which light was projected and images too. This created varied settings. Actors came on stage...
Magnifique: Play Review- Celimene and the Cardinal
Stumbled upon a light, souffle like play. In French and very French. Luckily, with English subtitles 🙂 Remembered a bit from the days I learnt French. Only the French can do a play on...
The Phantom of the Opera (Review)
Just like watching a match in a stadium trumps the telly everytime, witnessing a musical beats watching it on the screen. This 5 D experience is still miles ahead of any 3 D or...
Out of bounds
Watched the play Out of Bounds recently. Very episodic, with the protagonist delivering monologue after monologue as different characters, as if to say, “Hey, look at me! Look how I can juggle so many...