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Rafta Rafta - Play | English | 12th Aug - 7:15 PM
HuM Theatre (Singapore)
Directed By: Dinkar Jani
Playwright: Ayub Khan-Din
Original Stage Design: Wong Chee Wai
Rafta Rafta' is a comedy that revolves around a newly-wed couple and their meddlesome families. Atul Dutt and his bride Lisa Lim are short of cash and have to live with the Dutts, a stereotypical Indian family headed by a whisky-loving, bhangra-dancing, pompous father (Eeshwar), and a sarcastic mother (Lopa).moreinfo | Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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Khatijabai Of Karmali Terrace & The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs - Two Plays on 13th Aug
Khatijabai Of Karmali Terrace - English Play - 7:15 PM
Q Theatre Productions (Mumbai)
Directed By: Quasar Thakore Padamsee
Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace is not just the story of one woman, but of all of us, trapped in lives that are not our own. It tells the story of an orphan Khatija, who marries into the Karmali household. From then on we follow her exploits, her vying for `most favoured position' with her in-laws, the pressurising of her eldest son Aziz and her constant battles with sister-in-law Shiraz. Through the play, Khatijabai emerges as the powerful matriarch, wrapping everyone around her in `the web of her providing'
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs - Play - 8:30 PM
Mike Daisey (USA)
Directed By: Jean-Michele Gregory
Playwright: Mike Daisey
Mike Daisey reveals the fascinating story of Apple CEO Steve Jobs - a real-life Willy Wonka whose deep obsessions have shaped our modern age. Tracing his meteoric rise, Daisey shows us how, in our lifetime, controlling our interface has become the key to controlling the world itself - and how the digital tools we use every day change us as they tell our stories.
moreinfo| Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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Quick Death - English Play | 14th Aug - 7:15 PM
Theatre Roots & Wings (Thrissur)
Directed By: Sankar Venkateswaran
Playwright: Richard Murphet
In `Quick Death', the story, the plots, the theme, are all embedded within the 51 scenes, in those images. The characters speak only in one scene, and that too, a few broken and unintelligible words. Here, the characters are products of light and shade. Unlike a well-made play, here the actions don't add up to form the characters. They provide numerous options and possible associations.
moreinfo | Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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One on One - Play in English/Hindi | 15th Aug - 7:15 PM
Rage (Mumbai)
Directed By: Akarsh Khurana, Arghya Lahiri, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Nadir Khan, Rahul da Cunha and Rajit Kapur
'One On One' brings together Mumbai's finest actors, and is written by some of India's most talented playwrights and directed by six of our best-known directors. These monologues and duologues, which are mainly in English, address a range of subjects. These are as varied as the state of India's bureaucracy, the legalisation of homosexuality, inedible airline food, the politics of road-naming ceremonies, the joke of Ajmal Kasab's trial and the experience of living in a big city.stories of modern India that amuse, annoy and concern us all.
moreinfo | Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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Break Out - Extreme Dance Comedy | 06th Aug - 7:15 PM
Sevensense and Yegam Theatre Company (Korea)
Directed By: Sang-Hoon Lim, Seung-Youl Lee
Created By: The Sevensense Creative Team
It's physical theatre. It's non-verbal. It's dance. It's comedy. It's gymnastics. It's a longing for freedom. It's pure entertainment. `Break Out' is the story of five prisoners who are clumsy but lovely. Theirs is a monotonous life of daily routines, but they rarely lose their sense of humour. Their boring days totally change when a sacred text dr ops into the prison. The mysterious book inspires them and they begin to long for their freedom.
more info| Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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Ms. Meena - English Play | 07th Aug - 7:15 PM
Perch (Chennai)
Directed By: Rajiv Krishnan (Inspired by ' The Visit' by Friedrich Durrenmatt)
Ms. Meena, formerly Asha, returns to her native village Pichampuram after two decades to make her final film. She is now an iconic film star. In the intervening years, Pichampuram has descended into a state of dire poverty. With news of Ms. Meena's arrival, there is a new burst of energy and hope in the village, and she is hailed as their saviour, while Ravi, her former lover, now a prominent shopkeeper, is pushed to appeal to her on the village's behalf. After all, the villagers reason, Ms. Meena must still harbour some `feelings' for Ravi, mustn't she?
more info | Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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Taramandal - Play | English/Hindi/Bengali | 08th Aug - 7:15 PM
The Tadpole Repertory (New Delhi)
Directed By: Neel Chaudhuri
Playwright: Neel Chaudhuri
Satyajit Ray's short story, `Patol Babu, Film Star' tells of a chance opportunity to fulfil a lifelong dream. Patol Babu is 50, or so, and has led a decidedly unglamorous life. His one passion, acting, has never really amounted to much. One day, the possibility of a part in a film opens up. Despite it being a walk-on role of a pedestrian, Patol embraces the opportunity.
more info | Tickets: Rs.600, 350 & 200 |
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| About MPTF theatre Fest 2010 |
This year's The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest is a significant departure from the conventional. The eight plays we have over seven days include adaptations, re-imaginings, monologues, duologues, experimentation, and even dynamic non-verbal presentation.
The sixth edition of what is fast becoming a major cultural event in the country promises to tease out many smiles, trigger plenty of laughs, arrest the eye, and engage the mind.
Each of the plays - three of them from abroad - has a distinct identity and together they represent the diversity and eclecticism that the Fest has come to represent. From Korea, we have an award-winning dance comedy that has captivated audiences worldwide. The celebrated American monologist, Mike Daisey, described by the New York Times as "one of the finest solo performers of his generation," entertains us with a darkly humorous tale about technology and control. And from Singapore, HuM Theatre brings us `Rafta Rafta', a play script that won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2008.
By staging `Taramandal', which won the MetroPlus Playwright Award 2010 for the best unpublished and unperformed play in English, we have created a synergy between the award and the Fest for the second successive year. The Chennai production, `Ms. Meena', a bold and inventive adaption of a Swiss play, became possible as a result of an unexpected but happy collaboration between the Goethe-Institut, Pro Helvetia, and ourselves.
From Thrissur, Kerala, we have `Quick Death', which takes liberties with space, time, cause, and effect in a daring experiment that stands conventional theatre on its head. Finally, we have two plays from Mumbai - the first a monologue about identity and belonging that has been extremely well received, and the second a string of eight short plays by a talented group of actors and directors who need no introduction.
I take this opportunity to thank the audience. You have welcomed and supported our Fest from its inception in 2005. We hope you will enjoy what we have in store for you.
N. Ram
Editor-in-Chief
The Hindu
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| Sir Mutha Subbarao Concert Hall, Lady Andal School Premises, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai - 600031. Ample parking space available. |
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