What would happen if you are sitting on a park bench to get cosy with that special someone and a guard springs up from nowhere and draws a line, proclaiming that it symbolises the border between two nations and both of you are now on either side? This hypothetical situation forms the premise of London-based writer Kieran Lynn’s 2012 play An Incident at the Border. Mumbai-based theatre group Le Chayim Theatre presents the same production on August 22. It marks the directorial debut of Himanshu Sitlani, who has worked as an actor, stage manager and producer for nearly a decade. The 60-minute piece, which stars Divyang Thakkar and Divya Unny as the star-crossed lovers and Dhruv Louhmi as the border security guard, is a comedy that explores the imaginary lines that divide us.

Divya Unny and Divyang Thakkar in An Incident at the Border