Play: In Times of War

News from Vaish:

In Times of War
After 5 succesful shows at Nani Arena and Opus, Harlequin’s latest Production “In Times of War” will now feature at Ranga Shankara on the 20th, 21st and 22nd May, 2005.
The evening comprises of two 35 minute plays based on Wartime scenes.
Both plays are original scripts and premier productions.

The first play, called ‘Ek Kadam ka Faasla’, is a Hindi play written by Kunal Sharma (Mumbai) and set in an imaginary war between India and Pakistan. An intense, topical play that has a twinge of strangely dry humour, it tells the story of two warring soldiers who find themselves caught for the night in a trench in no man’s land. Each soldier serves to portray the ideals and perceptions of his own country andarmy…resulting in a lot of cursing, fist-fighting and some penetrating insights into the psyche of the soldier and his love for his country.

The second play, called ‘The Army doesn’t Need You’, is written by Bangalore based Ajay Krishnan and plays as companion and counter to the earlier play. Set in any war between any two countries and at any time, it is a satirical, blackly humorous take on all things war-like. It fearlessly takes apart the ideals of courage, patriotism and leadership and teamwork and forces one to look at things with a jarringly, all-too-real perspective.

The plays, under the collective title of ‘In Times of War’, have been directed by Vivek Madan and featureMunish Sharma and Raza Hussain.

Tickets at rs. 100/- will be available at Crosswords, Opus, Supermarket (Brig Rd) and at the venue.
For more details: 98452 72215 or harlequin.ent@gmail.com

Thanks, Vaish!