Of, for and by theatre
For the live medium of theatre, the audience is sacrosanct. Which is why it is not uncommon to spot theatre artistes in the queue to watch an actor or director's latest play. At the ongoing Theatre Olympics in the city, the production Shri 420 saw Shyam Benegal, Shabana Azmi, Rohini Hattangadi, Rajendra Gupta and Raghubir Yadav in the audience. An Indian adaptation of the iconic 17th-century French comedy, Tartuffe, the play has been directed by Saba Zaidi Abdi and Atul Tiwari, and is a hilarious take on the Indian obsession with godmen. Given that our faith in godmen comes crashing every other day, we are sure the play is going to be a long-running one.