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Friday, 15 September 2017 |
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Dear Reader,
The highlights this week:
Ila Arun will showcase the 4th edition of her Ibsen Theatre Festival at G5A and at Prithvi Theatre. She will be staging three of her company's productions- PEER GHANI (PEER GYNT), PICCHA KARTI PARCHHAIYAN (GHOSTS), MAREECHIKA (LADY OF THE SEA) and A DOLL'S HOUSE, directed by Pushan Kripalani, featuring Joy Sengupta and Ira Dubey.
We speak to Ira Dubey in an extensive interview in which the actress talks about her solo performance in Heather Raffo's 9 PARTS OF DESIRE, of her background and interest in theatre, and of coming to terms with the passing of her father Ravi Dubey.
Ashwin Gidwani's company AGP World has been organising and hosting theatre, music and stand-up comedy shows from abroad. This time around they have got 'The Magnets', a cappaella group from London. This weekend you can watch them at The Royal Opera House and at the Rangsharda auditorium.
The Nehru Theatre Festival is going on and upcoming plays include Phiroze Antia's Parsi-Gujarati play BEHRAM NI SASOO, KARL MARX IN KALBADEVI, directed by Manoj Shah, Punjabi play DHULLA BHATTI by Gursharan Singh, Konkani-Marathi play VEDHARAN and Dr. Shankar Shesh's EK AUR DRONACHARYA.
In our last week's Newsletter we had stood up for the freedom of the Press and for our Fundamental Rights when we condemned Bangalore-based journalist Gauri Lankesh's cold-blooded murder and had highlighted the brutal incident among recent others that are being perpetuated in a climate of intolerance and hate. Moreover we expressed our concern for our theatre people who too find their freedom to express being stifled and censored in direct and subtle ways. I received varied responses, positive and negative, to my editorial. The negative feedback – a loop of polarising clichés – was only expected. But this only makes me reiterate my stand even more courageously. I do hope and urge us to find more collective, effective and sustained mechanisms as artistes and writers to address the deeply troubling scenarios of our time. To recall the famous playwright Dario Fo's words : We must know how to live the time given to us.
Best,
Deepa Punjani
Editor, Mumbai Theatre Guide
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