Devised in 1975 in the Mid-Hudson Valley in New York, playback theatre is a form of drama that helps build an intimate connection between the audience and the performers through personal stories that the actors perform impromptu.

"Once, a member of the audience told us the story of losing his pet. When we enacted it on stage, he mentioned that it helped him get closure as he wasn't there with his pet when he passed away," says Preeti Birla Nair, founder, Mumbai Playbackers (MP). While catharsis through performances isn't uncommon, playback theatre adds a new dimension to experiencing emotions and recreating memories, painful or happy. If you wish to be a part of this experience, MP will present Slice of Life, an unscripted performance that will portray the stories of the audience on stage.