Udayan Mumbai presents DIRTY TALK...Directed by Nayantara Roy...
April 1, 2014 2:29:49 PM IST MTG editorial
With a line-up of an interesting cast and crew, this 60-minute play is about a young Indian scientist, England returned and rich from an invention that has touched the lives and hearts of millions. Election day is five days away and he is on the verge of seriously upsetting the local strongmen of Mumbai city. But the golden boy has a rather dirty secret. Find out what's dirty and what's not.
Director: Nayantara Roy.
This show is by Udayan Mumbai.
Date: Saturday, April 5 2014
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Hall of Harmony, Nehru Centre
Udayan members free on presentation of Membership cards. Rs.200/- Donor Cards available at venue at showtime Online booking : www.bookmyshow.com Home Delivery : 39895050 Times Card holders get 20% discount.
Udayan is a cultural organisation associated with the Arts, Music, Dance and Theatre. It is a registered public trust founded by Mrs. Amita Banerjee and like-minded people in 1990, devoted to promoting promising artists in music, dance, theatre and the fine arts. Udayan's logo represents the rising sun in the form of a lotus - the symbol of purity, divinity and spiritual enlightenment and Udayan has lived up to the ethos of the rising sun, selecting and nurturing talent, providing space for it's unfolding. Since its inception, Udayan has organised a wide array of cultural programmes ranging from performances by legendary musicians like the late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Balamurali Krishna and other vocalists like Shubha Mudgal, Ajay Chakravarty, Qawwali by Gulam Faridkhan Nizami. Prominent among dancers that have presented their work at Udayan events are the Jhaven sisters, Kanak Rele, the late Kelucharan Mahapatra and their students.
Its association with theatre also boasts of plays like Satish Alekar's BEGUM BARVE (directed by Amal Allana). In 1998, along with noted critic Shanta Gokhale, Udayan identified a very fresh and innovative piece of writing by the well-known actor Sayaji Shinde and launched Udayan's premiere theatre project "Udayan's Play of the Year" with the presentation of TUMBARA directed by Sunil Shanbaug. This was followed by GOING SOLO, a unique production by 3 well-known directors: Rahul Da Cunha, Anahita Uberoi and Vikram Kapadia. SALESMAN RAMLAL by Feroz Abbas Khan has also been staged and the organisation recently curated a stage reading of Jean Anouilh'sANTIGONE that was directed by Alyque Padamsee.
Udayan organizes programmes of classical vocal and instrumental music, theatre and dance for its members twice a month. In addition, rare art films are also screened. Members have Free Entry. Donor Cards at Rs.200/- are available for members' guests and non-members. Today, Udayan has more than 1000 members and membership continues to pour in. Anybody who enjoys the Arts is welcome to become a member of Udayan.
With a line-up of an interesting cast and crew, this 60-minute play is about a young Indian scientist, England returned and rich from an invention that has touched the lives and hearts of millions. Election day is five days away and he is on the verge of seriously upsetting the local strongmen of Mumbai city. But the golden boy has a rather dirty secret. Find out what's dirty and what's not.
