English play Day: November 26 Time: 7 pm Venue: Experimental Theatre,NCPA Three women from Mumbai,New York and Paris grapple with what life has thrown at them. Their stories connect through the voice of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf. This play offers a compelling melange of acting,singing and dance,including the lyrics of Edith Piaf,echoing the deepest of human desires. Written,directed and enacted by Delna Mody Lady Swettenham English play Day: November 27 Time: 5 pm Venue: Dance Theatre Godrej Set in the late 1800s till 1938,Lady Swettanham unravels the story of the stormy marriage between a popular and well-respected British Resident of Malaya (and later,Governor of Singapore) Sir Frank Swettenham and a young impressionable English girl,Constance Sydney Holmes. The old world of the British Raj comes to life in this performance featuring the manic depressive Sydney,sometimes referred to as Connie. The play chronicles the life of the Swettanhams through the eyes of the young and naïve Connie but also through the eyes of her old,garrulous self. Directed by: Tage Larsen Cast: Sabera Shaik Preth Hindi play Day: November 27 Time: 7 pm Venue: Experimental Theatre A kingdom in the heart of rural India. A king with majestic powers. An ill-fated villager in awe of the king,witnesses something he should not have and is sentenced to death. He manages to escape,but is declared dead by the royal court. Soon the dead man is spotted by villagers indulging in petty theft. The king declares him a Preth (ghost) and orders the villagers to shun him. Directed by: Gopal Tewari and Purva Naresh Cast: Nagesh Bhosale,Shubrojyoti Barat/ Amitosh Nagpal,Subrat Dutta,Faezeh Jalali,Neha Sarraf,Imran Rashid,Pawan Uttam,Saurabh Nayyar,Sukant Goyal,Ajitesh Gupta and others.
