Rangashankara - August 14-16

Legitimate Hooey

A Pune based theatre group hosted a Theatre Festival, at Rangashankara, Bangalore from August 14 – 16. ‘Legitimate Hooey’, an adapted play had two characters – Nilu and ……Most of the action happens on a bed kept in the middle of the stage and it spans across fifteen in the lives of an urban Indian couple. I liked the use of contemporary language and its nuances; the typical and stereo type men n women differences and the chemistry which the actors created on stage. The ease and comfort with their bodies, the subtle expressions and the relevance to current life style, made it really appealing.

My friend received some emergency calls during course of the play; and she found it uncomfortable to walk out. Luckily when she had packed up to leave, the play too concluded. However it turned out not to be an emergency call. I just realized how we had lost our mental peace with those calls and the anxiety it created till we could exit the theater. We should be really careful while alerting others for an emergency and not misuse it.


‘Bed Ke Neeche Rahne Waali’

This was staged on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. I and my school friend who is medical doctor pursuing his specialization went for the play. He has been involved with stage and theater during his UG days and was keen to get a peek into the theater scene in Bangalore. We had our lunch at around three and all made up our mind to catch up the play. Thanks to being a Sunday, we managed to reach on time, collect tickets and I got my dose of ‘special tea/chai’ too.

The play was for kids above 10, but it was really well delivered. The best part was amidst the silent adult crowd in audience, the miffed laughter, comments and questions. It is great to see kids w/o any inhibitions perform on stage and equally great was to see kids react and respond to it from the audience.