DALAN (Marathi)

DALAN

Tuesday, 9th December 2008
Venue :Prithvi Theatre,
Time: 9 pm

Directed by: Nipun Dharmadhikari

Dalan is a hilarious comedy set in a small village in Maharashtra. A tyrannical school master arrives at his new posting and has to reckon with the antics of a lively bunch of school children. To make matters worse, the school master finds he is irresistibly attracted to the mother of one of the students. Adapted from a short story by D.M. Mirasdar, this is a wicked roller-coaster of a play that promises to be a laugh riot.

Cast: Amey Wagh, Aalok Rajwade, Depti Bawiskar, Amruta Bhagwat, Saurabh Daftardar, Amol Gokhale and others.

Run Time: 65 minutes. No interval.



"Bhadmanus" (Hindi)

BHADMANUS

Wednesday, 10th December 2008
Venue: Prithvi Theatre
Time: 9 pm

And

Friday, 13th December 2008
Venue: NCPA Experimental Theatre
Time: 7 pm

Directed by: Pratyush Singh

Bhadmanus is a gripping tale of suspense. A violent crime has been committed, an investigation is in progress, but who is telling the truth? Is there such a thing as truth, or is it merely a matter of perspective? Can there be a definite answer to this question in a world where everyone is two-faced and hypocritical? Surreal and suspenseful, this tale has more than a few twists to offer.

Cast: Pratyush Singh, Khusboo Aggarwal, Utsav Gupta, Raghav Bhotika, Pushpa Venkatesha Murthy, Ashwini Kumar Chakre, Vivek Tiwari, Akash Agarwal, Jahnavi Kamat and Zahoor Ahmed.

Running Time: 75 minutes. No interval.



"Proof" (English)

PROOF

Thursday, 11th December 2008
Venue: Prithvi Theatre
Time: 9 pm

Directed: Kashin Shetty

Proof is a Pulitzer prize winning play by David Auburn that revolves around a brilliant but eccentric mathematician and his daughter. When the mathematician dies, his daughter is forced to confront the thin line between genius and madness. Has she inherited the professor's brilliance, or is she simply suffering the same mental degeneration? Proof delves into the world of mathematics, sibling rivalry and love, raising compelling questions about the nature of genius.

Cast: Preetika Chawla, Ali Fazal Tahira Nath, Kashin Shetty.

Running Time: 2 hours. With Interval.



"Video" (English/Hindi/Bengali)

VIDEO

Friday, 12th December 2008
Venue: Prithvi Theatre
Time: 9 pm

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Sunday, 14th December 2008
Venue: NCPA Experimental Theatre
Time: 7 pm

Directed by: Soumyak Kanti De Biswas

Video is a stunning visual exploration of youth culture through the story of two young men. One running from the police on a Bombay highway, the other a college dropout in Calcutta. Freewheeling from one scene to the next, Video is a fascinating mirror into the world of the modern youth. Quirky, exciting and zany - this mixed-media multi-lingual performance will transport you into another world, strangely magical yet savagely familiar.

Cast: Abigail Ward, Anubrata Basu, Arnab Banerjee, Athena Mondol, Azeem Hussain, Bethany Ward, Dhrupad Majumdar, Diya Katyal, Naina Kohli, Neha Mullick, Rajaditya Ghosh, Rohini Ghosh, Safdar Rahman, Samarpan Bhowmik, Shadab Kamal, Shayoni Bhattacharya, Soumyajit Majumdar, Soumyak Kanti De Biswas, Sudarshan Suresh, Sumeet Thakur, Tanmay Dhanania, Tanya Sen.

Running Time: 1 hour. No Interval.