Story by Ismat Chugtai
Directed by Bhupesh Joshi
Synopsis
We have presented a collection of Ismat’s three stories- ‘Gharwali’, ‘Saas’ and ‘Ajnabi’. The stories have salt-sugar pinched interaction of two generation laughter riots, different relations shared by different characters of the society compressed in them but all in a light hearted manner….
Written by Asghar Wajahat
Directed by Rajinder Nath
Synopsis
Events of the play take place shortly after the partition of
The play was read at the Shri Ram Centre play- writing workshop in 1989. After a few months Habib Tanvir tooks it with the Shri Ram Centre Repertory. The first show was put up on 27 September 1990 at Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts. 43 years after the events, by Shri Ram Centre’s Repertory in a memorable production directed by late Habib Tanvir. It could have been easily dibbed as dated then but it was not and sure it would not be even today, 2009.
'Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Nai', based on the story of an old Punjabi Hindu woman who gets left behind in Lahore, after the Partition of India, and then refuses to leave.
The play does not reject religion but highlights how the anti- social aliments take advantage of it. Perhaps this is the most relevant play written on communal harmony post 1947.
Synopsis
This is a fun play about all Indians who love to talk, fantasize about sex, but are pushed back into dreary reality because of deep rooted inhibitions. The play looks at our double standards of morality in a humorous manner. Though every character would love to indulge in extra-marital affairs, they would not do it because since their childhood they have been taught that sex is associated with something forbidden.
So, the grass is always greener on the other side.
I think everyone will identify with at least one character in the play. Though it talks about SEX…. It is a very, very “clean comedy”, which can be enjoyed with your spouse, partner or a lover.
Synopsis
Banchha Ram is an old farmer. He has devoted all his youth in growing up a garden. He has now grown old but his love and affection for the garden has not decreased. He is still cautions about the, safety of garden. Land owner of the village ‘Chhakauri’ died waiting for the garden to be his property. He has now turned into a ghost. Banchha’s grandson leaves him. Now, son of Chhekauri ‘Naukauri’ wants to own the garden. Banchha is truning weaker day by day due to his illness. Naukauri wants to use this opportunity to the fullest. Eventually, he enters a contract with Banchha that he will give him Rs. 2000/- per month till he dies but after his death; the garden would become Naukauri’s property. What happens after that? Wait and watch!!!
Written by Vijay Tendulkar
Directed by Avatar Sahni
Synopsis
Vijay Tendulkar's contemporary classic satire.
A Hindi translation of his original Marathi, Shantata! Court chalu Ahe by Prof. Kamalkar sontake.
A Searing play about a women at the mercy of social forces that threatens to engulp her. Working on various levels, the play reveals her plight amid the inner violence prevailing in the society, revealed through a mock trial by a group of actors, that rises to a dramatic crescendo.
The play succeeded in stirring the spectators to the unpleasant reality of a patriarchal social milieu that still continues to persist. An intricate drama within- drama, the piece unravels the tormented existence of a middle aged teacher who is abandoned in love and castigated by a male-dominated society.
Physically exploited and betrayed by her maternal uncle and then by a married colleague, she struggles to live a happy and upright life. The play espouses a feminist viewpoint and is a complex structure in terms of form and content.
