Coat Tales is an English play directed by Pauline Furlong and written by Anushka Ravishankar is a family entertainer with generous doses of Hindi. The role of the writer is often undermined in a play, but with Coat Tales, Ravishankar plays a lead role from its conception to its staging. In Coat Tales, Anushka draws from stories of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan and dips into the Panchatantra and Vikram aur Betal. It was a play about five Indian folk tales from different traditions which have been re told, to create a play about how a boy becomes a storyteller. The stories are woven with songs, dance and music to create a seamless piece of theatre containing humor, suspense, pathos and valor. Music plays a key part in the play which was staged in the city in collaboration with Tadpole Repertory and Wide Aisle Productions. A band giving them company includes flautist Ritesh, son of famous flute exponent Rajendra Prasanna. Momo Ghosh, the play’s narrator, calls it a theatrical expedition that’s bright and ebullient. There’s a connection between Red Riding hood and princess Nautanki, and the animals coming to life are reminiscent of Brothers Grimm tales.
No comments:
Post a Comment