Do you sometimes find yourself wondering if the Maximum City is also home to otherworldly beings? And if yes, what do they do here — do they hold underground meetings in railway yards, perhaps discussing their villainous portrayal in popular movies? For the curious, a group of chudails are meeting up this week at Prithvi Theatre, and us, mere mortals are invited, thanks to Patchworks Ensemble’s play Shikaar. 

The production, which had its first run in 2019, marks the theatre group’s return to the stage post the pandemic, shares co-founder Sheena Khalid. During the pandemic, the team didn’t embark on online shows, other than exploring a few characters on Instagram Live and some virtual workshops. “It was a conscious decision, as we felt that none of the works that we had or were excited about could translate online. So, we kept waiting for restrictions to ease, and here we are now,” she tells us.