Fiery winds

Candles in the Wind is a compilation of short stories based on various perspectives of relationships between friends,lovers or even strangers. Each one talks about different facets of relations weaved together with dances and music. “Moving away from the dialogue oriented play that we have been doing for a while this one involves physical theatre and drama giving the presentation a different treatment. It is lined by unpredictability,emotions,romance and moreover the connection between two individuals. While some carve a new equation for themselves others part ways,” says Pawar.

The one-hour 45-minute act will have the stories — Between Friends,Unending love,Dream death,Birth ,Kiss… Miss,Mom and Saturday Sunday in the form of a light and soothing play. Avinash Khatanhar who has been associated with the group since its inception in 2002 adds,“There has been increased response to English drama over the years and more and more people have shown their interests. In this play I am a part of the romantic comedy Saturday Sunday,where I enter into a relationship with a girl at a nightclub and several twists are subsequently revealed. While it is a plain black set,the mood lighting brings in variations during the play.”

About the presence of an audience for English theatre Pawar says,“Inspite of Marathi plays having their roots here and a significant audience,the popularity of English performances has also soared over the years. Productions values have gone much higher and that itself indicates a good response for theater from the city audience. Although the process of creating awareness and bringing more and more people is always a continuous one.”

The play will be staged at Nehru Memorial Hall,Camp,6 pm onwards on Sunday