Theater Editorial
Review of play ‘Nothing Like Lear’: A stellar one-man monologue act
Play: Nothing Like Lear Director: Rajat Kapoor Cast: Vinay Pathak Ratings: 3.5 stars Whenever we talk about English literature and high-quality playwriting, the name of the genius 'Shakespeare' is what hits our minds instantly. Shakespearean tales and plays have been famous around the entire world and the adaptations of the same are the most beautiful. We all are aware of the character of 'King Lear' as introduced by Shakespeare right? King Lear was one such 'benevolent' king who would fall for flattery and false-pleasing ahead of genuineness. That's the very rea | Click Here...
Review of Play ‘Main Aur Tum’: Sharman Joshi and Tejashree Pradhan shine in this extra-marital tale
Play: Main Aur Tum Cast: Sharman Joshi (Siddharth), Tejashree Pradhan (Malvika) Language: Hindi Ratings: 4 stars Whenever we talk about the term 'extra-marital affair', we tend to subconsciously find it synonymous with cheating, uncontrollable lust, deceit, thuggery and what not. But is it always the same? Can extra-marital affairs never be something like a reunion of old souls who lost each other when 'life' happened to them? Sharman Joshi and Tejashree Pradhan's 'Main Aur Tum' is one such beautiful narrative that makes you think about the other side of the coin | Click Here...
Review of stage play Sir Sir Sarla: A complex tale of love and emotions
Makrand Deshpande happens to be one of the most popular names and faces in the Mumbai theatre circuit. Stage play 'Sir Sir Sarla' is penned down and directed by Makrand Deshpande and is primarily a three-character play. Story: Makrand Deshpande's Sir Sir Sarla talks about love or rather confused form of love. It is about how two University students namely Phanidhar and Sarla have a deep sense of love and affection for their university professor, namely Professor Palekar (played Makrand). However, there's a twist in the tale as while Sarla (Aahana Kumra) is head over heels in love wit | Click Here...
Review of play The Devil wears Bataa: A bold fun political satire
The best part of theatre is that it is much more politically freer than TV and cinema. Take the play, The Devil wears Bataa, written and directed by Meherzad Patel, currently running in Mumbai. Can you imagine a verbose Mahmohan Singh? Well, that is how the silent former prime minister is shown in this 2-hour presentation. The setting is pre-2014 Delhi, where Sonia Gandhi (Dilnaz Irani) is trying to groom dumb beta, Rahul (Siddharth Merchant) as the next PM. But here, Paaji (Danesh Irani as MMS) plays his own game, more about that later. On a parallel plane, you also have Wash | Click Here...