PRACHI SIBAL prachi. sibal@ mid- day. com HALAHAL is the mythical poison Shiva drank to save the world, one that earned him the name Neelkanthak.

Writer- director Priyanka Charan found resonance with the story with respect to the countryu2019s draconian sedition law, u201c just like the words that choke us when they canu2019t find a voice.u201d And so, her play that was first staged at the Vibha Mishra theatre festival in Bhopal last year and premieres in the city on Saturday is called Halla- hal.