Watch how our young ones save the world in a new English play called The First Leaf
Watch how our young ones save the world in a new English play called The First Leaf
There is dust and pollution everywhere. People are coughing and choking to death. The earth is sagging under the burden of our misdeeds and is collapsing. And then along come the saviours.
Who are they? Are they the very children who you brought into this world and taught how to take the very first step?u00a0
The First Leaf, an English play places the onus of saving the planet on the tiny shoulders of children. The play will be staged as a part of AHA, a children's theatre festival at Ranga Shankara.
"It somewhere is about being disillusioned with the world of adults. For adults the awareness of issues like global warming is at a knowledge level.
We never put it into action. But with children it is different. They are receptive and make an effort to change the world," says Padmavati Rao, the director of The First Leaf.
Fondly calledu00a0'junk collector' by family and friends for her habit of recycling materials, Rao admits that staging Marathi playwright Shrirang Godbole's play The First Leaf was a conscious choice. "The narrative is about how giving the earth is.
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All that you have to do is to give it back a little. Some children teach us that we can save the earth only by doing our bit," Rao says.
The futuristic play revolves around the lives of the inhabitants in a fictitious society called Gurukripa at a time when the world is about to be destroyed due to issues like water and air pollution, global warming and more.
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Little Putti, her brother Dodu and friend Chinna try to save the environment by influencing the adults round them. The play follows the Grips style of German theatre where adults play the characters of children and chronicle the lives of middle class families.
"Having adult actors play a convincing role of children is the most challenging part. The trick is to have actors as childlike and not childish," says Rao.
Rao retains the magic of innocence without preaching. Light yet thoughtful, the play is a subtle hint of what each of us should do to preserve the treasures of the earth.
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Dealing with burning issues like global warming, the story brings forward the deep truth that we are supposed to leave a world fit enough for our flesh and blood to prosper.
At Ranga Shankara, JP Nagar
On July 14, 7.30 pm
Call 98800 36611
For Rs 100
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