CRAB
Duration: 1hr 30mins, no interval.
Written by Ram Ganesh Kamatham.
Directed by Arghya Lahiri.

Wednesday Jan 17th
Prithvi, 6:00 & 9:00 pm.

Friday Jan 26th
NCPA Experimental, 7:00 pm.

Bio: Ram Ganesh Kamatham is a freelance writer and theatre professional. He has created works for stage, film, radio and video games. His international collaborations include the Royal Court Young Writers Programme and the BBC World Service.

Synopsis: Rocky polishes a pair of boots. Jojo smokes. Priya is packing up. Zamiel is climbing, wandering, searching...

Three lives twisted in different directions because of a fourth. Grappling with a world hanging in mid-air. Locked in a world where things move sideways.

Cast: Ankur Vikal, Freishia Bomanbehram, Ali Fazal, Devika Shahani Punjabi.
Produced by Q Theatre Productions.

THE PRESIDENT IS COMING
Duration: 1hr 30mins, no interval.
Written by Anuvab Pal.
Directed by Kunaal Roy Kapur.

Thursday Jan 18th
Prithvi 6:00 & 9:00 pm.

Sunday Jan 28th
NCPA Experimental, 7:00 pm.

Bio: Anuvab Pal is the author of 4 plays which have played at many New York theaters. He is now in Bombay and The President is Coming is his first play staged in India.

Synopsis: In a dog-eat-dog world of young competitors, reality television and short-lived fame, this comedy explores a day in the life of ten people who will stop at nothing because THE PRESIDENT IS COMING.

Cast: Avantika Akerkar, Shivani Tanksale, Namit Das, Anand Tiwari, Satchit Puranik, Choiti Ghosh, Khushboo Hitkari, Vivek Gomber.
Produced by Q Theatre Productions.

POORNAVIRAM (Marathi)
Duration: 2hrs, with interval.
Written by Sachin Kundalkar.
Directed by Mohit Takalkar.

Friday Jan 19th
Prithvi, 6:00 & 9:00 pm.

Saturday Jan 27th
NCPA Experimental, 7:00 pm.

Bio: A filmmaker by profession, Sachin Kundalkar is considered one of the most promising young playwrights with plays such as 'Chhotyasha Sutteet', 'Fridge Madhe Thevlela Prem' and 'Chandralok Complex' to his credit.

Synopsis: A writer and an actress, both having suspended pasts, find themselves sharing an apartment in Mumbai. She is a strong willed girl with a resilient spirit and he is a tired soul who has almost given up the fight with life. Together they seek to resolve themselves. They lean on each other on their path towards self-sufficiency and internal and external equilibrium. The realisation that they derive energy from their emotional involvements is the key to finding their equilibrium.

Cast: Sarang Sathaye, Radhika Apte, Nachiket Poornapatre.
Produced by Aasakta (Pune).

EXCAVATORS
Duration: 1hr 15mins, no interval.
Written and Directed By Ajay Krishnan.

Saturday Jan 20th
Prithvi, 6:00 & 9:00 pm.

Wednesday Jan 24th
NCPA Experimental, 7:00 pm.

Bio: Ajay Krishnan is a freelance writer based in Bangalore. Excavators is the second play he has written and directed.

Synopsis: Excavators tells the story of a man who digs a hole into the earth. As he digs he is visited by a stream of characters- a reluctantly pregnant woman, a blind old man looking for a place to visit on a pilgrimage and a local dada who is bent on using whatever is unearthed to gain political mileage.

Cast: Nayantara Roy, Vinod Ravindran, Sachin Gurjale, Gulshan Devaiah.
Produced By Harami Theatre (Bangalore).

TUREL
Duration: 1hr 30mins, no interval.
Written By Swar Thounaojam.
Directed By Sunil Shanbag.

Sunday Jan 21st
Prithvi 6:00 & 9:00 pm.

Tuesday Jan 23rd
NCPA Experimental, 7:00 pm.

Bio: Swar is a 26-year old writer and helps run Theatre Lab in Bangalore. Turel is her first play.

Synopsis: The river bank beside a small village in Manipur is the setting for an unusual friendship between Eigya, a lonely widowed Brahmin and the younger Luwangcha. But the idyllic setting cannot mask the dark undercurrents within the community, and the troubled world outside.

Cast: Nagesh Bhosle, Kumud Mishra, Divya Jagdale and others.
Produced By Arpana.

COME TO THE COURT
Staged Readings of Internationally Acclaimed Plays from the Royal Court Theatre.

Tuesday Jan 16th
Prithvi Theatre
6:00 pm - Directed by Jaimini Pathak.
9:00 pm - Directed by Atul Kumar.

Tuesday Jan 30th
NCPA Experimental Theatre.
7:00 pm - Two plays directed by Rehaan Engineer and Pushan Kripalani.

All Tickets for the festival are priced at Rs. 150/- except for the staged readings on January 16th which are priced at Rs. 50/- at Prithvi and Rs. 100/- at NCPA.

Season Ticket Discounts!

Booking For Hutch Subscribers Opens On Dec 30th at Prithvi.
Booking For The Public Opens On Jan 2nd at Prithvi.
Home Delivery of Tickets for Hutch Subscribers.

Other Events:

Playwriting Workshops:
Jan 13th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Age Group 10-14 yrs.
Conducted by Joy Fernandes.

Jan 14th, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Age Group 15-18 yrs
Conducted by Shiv Subrahmanyam.

Registration at Prithvi from Jan 2nd
For Enquiries Contact Sachi Maniar - 9869690650

Get Critical! Write your review of the play, Get it judged, Win a prize and see it published!

Meet The Playwrights - Get to interact with the playwrights' everyday at Prithvi

Competitions! Daily theatre crosswords and theatre trivia questions in our bulletins.

Daily Platform Performances at 8:00 pm, Prithvi.
Songs, Stand Up Comedy, Plays, Poetry, Short Stories... All original writing!

Tues 9th Jan - Minority Report.
Live music by Sidd Coutto, Meghashyam Adoni & Shazneen Arethna.

Wed 10th Jan - Sutradhar.
Staged reading of a Hindi short story written by Naved Aslam.

Thur 11th Jan - The Tale of the Story and the Song
Enactment of an Indian folk tale by Lovleen Misra (in English).

Fri 12th Jan - The Block.
English play written by Naren Chandavarkar and Prashant Prakash (An Evam Youth Forum Production).

Sat 13th Jan - Stand Up Comedy.
by Rohit Malkani (in English).

Sun 14th Jan - Kathakar Tradition.
Narrative dance and theatre by Rajashree Shirke.
(A Lasya Presentation).

Tues 16th Jan - Observations of a Fool.
Stand up comedy by Anuvab Pal.

Wed 17th Jan - I'm Fine.
Playlets written by Mukul Chadda (in English).

Thur 18th Jan - Zubane Urdu.
Hindi poetry by Vijay Akela.

Fri 19th Jan - Poems.
Marathi Poetry by Soumitra.

Sat 20th and Sun 21st - Young Voices.
Staged readings of material that emerges from our workshops for kids and young adults.


*The above information is courtesy Rage. Mumbai Theatre Guide takes no responsibility for change in schedule.