OLD WORLD THEATRE FESTIVAL 2018
The 16th edition of the Old World Theatre Festival brings the best Indian plays from multiple cities to India Habitat Centre. 15 plays over a period of 9 days interspersed with workshops will bring theatre enthusiasts closer to the stage.
The plays this year offer a selection of the best contemporary theatre in India highlighting myriad themes - immigration and displacement, the relationship between women and their sons, a bittersweet comedy about womanhood, sisterhood, and the big fat Indian wedding, a 360 degree immersive experience of the streets of India, the B grade film universe, exploration of the Indian condition through a multi-arts experience that combines live music with the visual arts and more.
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Stand on the Street
(Hindi/English/Tamil/75mins)
Devised by Visual Respiration
Performed by Anjana Balaji, and Aditya Garg
Designed and Directed by Aruna Ganesh Ram
Environment Design: Natasha Sharma
Sound Design: MT Aditya Srinivasan
Gaa Re Maa
(Hinglish/120mins)
Director: Anahita Uberoi
Story and Creative Producer: Ishitta Arun
Writers: Adhir Bhat & Siddharth Kumar
Music Director: Dhruv Ghanekar
Asst. Director: Devika Shahani
Additional Music Production: Gaurav Godkhindi
Light Design Workshop by
Yael Crishna
This workshop will cover light plans and how they need to be adapted when the show travels and also issues faced when moving from one city to another.
Details
Dekh Behen... (Hinglish/75mins)
Group: Akvarious Productions
Writers: Dilshad Edibam Khurana and Tahira Nath Krishnan
Directors: Prerna Chawla & Shikha Talsania
Cast: Aahana Kumra, Astha Arora, Dilshad Edibam Khurana, Mithila Palkar, Prerna Chawla, Shikha Talsania, Tahira Nath Krishnan and others
Light Design: Yael Crishna
Stage Design: Siddhima Dubey
Costumes: Meena Beni Singh
One Night Only (75mins)
Group: Akvarious Productions
Writers: Tahira Nath Krishnan and Amey Mehta
Director & Choreographer: Amey Mehta
Cast: Priyanka Bhatia, Raj Chauhan, Srishti Gautam, Abhishek Krishnan, Mohit Mathur, Amey Mehta, Sayalee Meshram, Mukti Mohan, Apoorva Ranjankar, Reshma Shetty, Meena Singh, Trinetra Tiwari
Music: Arjun Nair
Lights: Yael Crishna / Arghya Lahiri
Pascualnama (Hindi/60mins)
Group: Third Space Collective, Delhi Director: Dhwani Vij Writer: Camilo Jose Cela
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Beyond Borders (Multilingual/75mins)
Group: The Creative Arts
Writer & Director: Ramanjit Kaur
Cast: Kamal Ahluwalia, Vineeta Abhani, Pragya Gupta, Soma Giri
Anita Khandelwal, Aarti Daga, Rekha Saraogi, Sandhya Poddar, Saroj Tivary, Seema Grover, Parammeet Shergill, Ritika Kumar, Anjana Chopra, Shradha Saraf, Anshu Singhvi, Shalini Sethi, Ruhani Singh, Sonia Dhir
Music Design: Tanmoy Bose
Light Design: Daulat Vaid
Bhagi Hui Ladkiya (Hindi/60mins)
Group: Aagaaz Delhi
Director: Dhawni Vij
Cast: Nagina, Jasmine, Nagma, Zainab
Stage Design: Nagina, Dhwani, Jasmine, Nagma, Zainab
Light Design: Led by Tech Quartet with Ismail and Muzammil
Item (Hindi/100mins)
Group: Natak Company, Pune
Writer: Siddhesh Purkar
Director: Kshitish Date
Cast: Dipti Kachre Sainath Ganuwad, Akshay Joshi,
Siddharth Mahashabde, Siddhesh Purkar, Ruchita Bhujbal,
Yash Ruikar, Rutvik Vyas, Ninad Gore, Spruha Kulkarni,
Omkar Bhagade, Bhargavi Sardesai, NishchayAtal Ingole,
Akshay Khaire, Chinmay Deo, Abhilash Matre,
Kshitish Date
Utterly Gutterly Atrocious
(Hindi & English/90mins)
Group: Aarambh, Mumbai
Writer & Director: Purva Naresh
Story: Naresh Saxena