Directing an original play is not an easy task, but directing an adaptation? Probably more difficult. Ask Trishla Patel, who’s in the middle of rehearsals for her upcoming play, Six Characters in Search of an Author. The play, written by Italian dramatist and novelist Luigi Pirandello, was first performed in 1921. “I’ve always directed original plays. It’s the first time I’m doing an adaptation,” says Patel, who admits she is finding it difficult. “You have to retain the author’s vision. You can’t take the written word as Bible but as far as possible, I try and stick to the original,” she adds.

Apart from Trishla Patel, the play’s cast comprises Benjamin Gilani and his son Rahil Gilani, Sukant Gohil, Trimala Adhikari, Kajli Sharma, Asok Deb, Malika Singh and Shashank Dutt