Brand new plays, rehearsal backstage, news, gossip What's On tells you what's up in the world of Mumbai stage, and where you can catch it. Look out for your weekend theatre guide, right here, every Saturday
Brand new plays, rehearsal backstage, news, gossipu00a0What's On tells you what's up in the world of Mumbai stage, and where you can catch it. Look out for your weekend theatre guide, right here, every Saturday
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Smriti Irani's latest production Muktidhaan sees Shanelle Irani as producer. The name may not ring a bell, but Shanelle is Smriti's hubby Zubin Irani's daughter with first wife Mona. Model coordinator Mona and Smriti were buddies once upon a time, and the rest as they say is history. But it is heartening to know that Smriti is letting young Shanelle learn the ropes of production after all, why look elsewhere when you have someone at home with talent. Muktidhaan, written by Imtiaz Patel and directed by Kamlesh Mota sees Smriti play the role of a woman who is sent off to an old age home by her son. The cast includes Dharmendra Gohil, Snehal Trivedi, Rajesh Solanki and Arvind Vekaria.
Catch a musical journey on stage
For the last three years, Prithvi Theatre has chosen to celebrate poetry in different avatars, as part of Outpourings an initiative where poetry in different languages, comes alive on stage. This year, Nadira Zaheer Babbar's Ekjute troupe will enact Sufismu00a0a journey with Rumi, Amir Khusroo, Baba Farid and Khalil Gibran. Arif Salim will stage Ghazal Ka Safar: A Musical Journey that celebrates ghazals as the premier lyrical form; works of Mir Taqi Mir, Mirza Ghalib, Daagh Dehlvi, Momin Khan Momin, Akbar Allahabadi, Makhdoom Mohiddeen will be featured in this show. It also showcases some popular compositions sung by Swarda Godbole and Datta Prasad Ranade.
At Prithvi Theatre, Juhu from February 23 to 25, 6 pm onwards. Call: 26149546
In memory of 26/11
On February 26, it will be three months since the 26/11 terror strikes. To mark the occasion, theatre director Cyrus Dastur is staging his play, When God Said Cheers that highlights the futility of fighting in the name of God. Written by writer-director Anurag Kashyap, the musical comedy stars Tom Alter and Cyrus Dastur. When the show opened in May 2003, Kashyap was part of the cast too he played God. The play has been staged at non-conventional platforms across the country including coffee shops and clubs.
Catch When God Said Cheers on February 26 at 7.30 pm at Mumbai Times Cafu00c3u0083u00c2u00a9, Magnet Mall, Linking Road, Bandra. Entry is free
WHAT'S NEW?
As part of writer-director Mujeeb Khan's aspiration to set new records for staging Premchand dramas, new additions have been made to Adaab Mein Premchand Hoon, in its 186th week of non-stop shows. The noted Hindi litterateur's Pisanhari Ka Kuwa, Jeevan Saar and Prem Ka Uday are part of the new act.
Catch Adaab Mein Premchand Hoon on February 22 at 7 pm at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chowpatty. Call: 23698085
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