This tragicomedy about love, life and death is set in Jeevan Jyoti, a hospice for the terminally ill, where a cultural event on Founder’s Day is being planned. Dr. Dave, Shanti and some of the patients decide to perform a play written by an inmate who died of AIDS-related cancer. It’s a farce set in an airport hotel. Awaiting their flights, the characters get comically entangled in romantic dalliances. As they rehearse, they discover similarities between themselves and the characters they are playing. It seems as if the dead playwright was speaking to them of life and death through the metaphor of flight arrivals and departures. The playwright appears and a love story unfolds that crosses all boundaries.
An exclusive event sponsored by Jindal South West Foundation and is a fund-raiser for the Women’s Cancer Initiative - Tata Memorial Hospital.
Written by Mahesh Dattani
Produced and directed by Lillete Dubey
Cast: Joy Sengupta, Suchitra Pillai, Amar Talwar, Zafar Karachiwala, Satchit Puranik and Manasi Parekh
Open Event.
Tickets: Rs. 500/- and Rs. 200/-.
Tickets available at Rhythm House (Tel. 2284 2835) and the NCPA Box Office from August 9.
