Ipta presents Raat, an adaptation based on Ariel Dorfman’s play ‘Death And The Maiden’. Whereas the original play is set in Chile in times of dictatorship, the Hindi version Raat, written by Javed Siddiqui is set in India.
It exposes the atrocities committed by the police, with the support of their political bosses, on activists in their custody. The horrifying physical and psychological damage inflicted on the victims is as telling as in any kind of oppressive system.