HOME PRODUCTIONS ABOUT US PRESS PHOTO GALLERY CONTACT
|
|
|
ENGLISH PLAYS
View Play Poster
Moonshine & Skytoffee MUSEUM THEATRE, Egmore, Chennai ‘Moonshine and Skytoffee’ is an amalgamation of two of Basheer’s stories, ‘The Love Letter’ and ‘The Card-sharpers Daughter’. Both explore love in unlikely circumstances. ‘The Love Letter’ is about the love of Kesavan Nayar, a Hindu, for his landlord’s daughter Saramma, a Christian. ‘The Card-sharpers Daughter’ is about the unlikely love that develops between Sainaba, the daughter of Ottakannan Pokker - a cardsharper, and a lovable rogue, Mandan Muthapa, a pickpocket. How these two couples come together in the face of great odds forms the gist of this story. Both these love stories play themselves out with unexpected twists and turns, all laced with Basheer’s sparkling wit and irrepressible humor. |
‘Sangathi Arinhya! (Have you heard!) MUSEUM THEATRE, Egmore, Chennai ’‘Sangathi Arinhya! (Have you heard!)’ is an adventurous mix of seven stories by Basheer, all different, but with a common vein of love, humour and pathos running through them. A connecting link in this heady concoction is the character of Basheer himself, who plays narrator, participant and witness in turn. These stories are blended together in a non-linear yet seamless narrative that reveals the extraordinary range of Basheer’s writing and experiences. The stories in ‘Sangathi Arinhya! (Have you heard!)’ are : NEELA VELICHAM (THE BLUE LIGHT): Basheer comes into a rented house ‘Bhargavi Nilayam’ to write his stories in peace, little realizing that it is haunted by the spirit of Bhargavi, a young girl who committed suicide by jumping into the well in the garden. Basheer’s conversations with Bhargavi and their developing relationship form the basis for this story. POOVAN PAZHAM (POOVAN BANANA): Abdul Khader, a trade unionist, falls head over heels in love with the pretty and educated Jameela Bibi. His overbearing personality undergoes a sea change after they get married, till he realizes that is time to re-assert his individuality. MATHILUKAL (WALLS): Basheer, imprisoned for his seditious writings, hears a beautiful voice singing on the other side of the wall, which houses the women’s prison. A beautiful relationship develops… STHALATHE PRADHANA DIVYAN (THE SUPERMAN OF THE PLACE): This story features Basheer’s mythical characters Aanavari (Elephant Thief) Raman Nair, Ponkirissu (Golden Cross) Thoma, and Ettukkali (Spider) Mammonhu, in a delightful episode full of fights, fantasy and fun. VISWAVIKHYATAMAYA MOOKKU (THE WORLD RENOWNED NOSE): A phantasmagorical story about a man with a looong nose. ORU MANUSHYAN (THE MAN): A strange encounter that Basheer had during his travels. SHABDANGAL (VOICES): Basheer’s encounter with a soldier and his story.
|