Characters
in Search of Author
20.02.14
20.02.14
Sometimes the title of a play/ film/
book is so interesting that is one drawn to it instantly like Luigi
Pirandellos written and Trishla Patel directed Six Characters in search
of an Author is one such play I will make sure to watch. Starring Benjamin Gilani, Rahil
Gilani, Sukant gohil, Trimala Adhikari, Trishla Patel, Kajli Sharma, Asok Deb,
Malika Singh, Shashank Dutt the play premiers on 21 February at Tata Theatre
NCPA.
About a director
is rehearsing for a play with his actors when he is rudely interrupted by six
strangers who are apparently looking for an author. The director and the six
characters get enmeshed in an argument which seamlessly flows into a play which
starts to get enacted in front of the troupe of the actors. This play within a
play is a tragic drama full of heightened emotions and even though written
centuries ago is relevant even today as it addresses incest, class
discrimination, prostitution, failed marriages and innocence lost.
Novelist and
poet Luigi Pirandello was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1934 and the
highlight of the play that leaves you with different interpretations.
Bhawana Somaaya/ @bhawanasomaaya
Bhawana Somaaya/ @bhawanasomaaya
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