After mesmerising the audience at the Cultural Centre with the phenomenal solo act ‘Elephant in the Room’ last year, director, actor, and storyteller extraordinaire Yuki Ellias is back with her second stellar offering on stage! Brace for impact, for ‘THE FAR POST’ is not your run-of-the-mill Friday-night play. Filled with elements of mask work, contemporary dance, puppetry and dream-like Lepcha folk music, the narrative uses elements of magic realism to transport you to a world far, far away. And just like that, you glide into the afterlives of two enemy soldiers, killed in a battle. In their journey into the great beyond, these unlikely companions must seek the help of an endearing Postman Aunty and her pet gold fish. Set in a cold, mountainous landscape, where a border cuts through no man's land, the Postman Aunty operates out of a makeshift post office that serves mail to both sides of the conflict. As the soldiers navigate the trials and tests of their new journey, letters from the war unfold, scars begin to heal and peace feels close like a spring morning. The immensely talented Tapas Boro accompanies Ellias on stage, who has written and directed this experimental piece. Sikkimese band Sofiyum (feat. Mickma Tshering Lepcha, Ongyal Tshering Lepcha, and Noel J. Karthak) adds a transcendental touch to the experience with their unique blend of regional folk and contemporary sounds that conjure the cold atmosphere of a snowy terrain. Parts of ‘THE FAR POST’ play out in Lepcha , the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in parts of India, Nepal and Bhutan by more than 66,730 people. Yuki Ellias dons many hats – as an actress, she has performed in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Italy and India. Ellias played Hermia in the highly acclaimed production of ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ directed by Tim Supple at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Roundhouse London. She was the Movement Director for UK’s leading opera company Opera North on their production of Mozart’s Magic Flute. Her theatre company Dur Se Brothers has produced four shows including the multi-award-winning play ‘Elephant in the Room’, which has toured internationally including a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
