Immersive plays started emerging as a new medium to take theatre forward in the middle of the lockdown last year, when the curtains came down on live performances. These online shows engage the audience directly, turning them into actors who are part of the plot. Take Unusual Suspects for example. It’s an immersive play that Mumbai-based group Ethiros Theatre will stage this evening, where the viewers turn into characters tasked with solving a murder mystery, and are given clues that help them get to the bottom of it.

Nishil Kamalan