Kings Speech

Actor-director Rajat Kapoor and Atul Kumar,the founder of the Mumbai-based The Company Theatre,are taking their fruitful association forward with yet another play William Shakespeares King Lear.

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Kings Speech

Actor-director Rajat Kapoor and Atul Kumar,the founder of the Mumbai-based The Company Theatre,are taking their fruitful association forward with yet another play William Shakespeares King Lear. The creators of Hamlet,The Clown Prince,which had a bunch of clowns performing Shakespeares another famous tragedy,are currently rehearsing for this new production. Their adaptation is likely to be a one-act play with Kumar as the solo actor. The play will open at Mumbais Prithvi Theatre in February.

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