Tuesday 19 August 2014
MY PLAY KAAMIYA HAVING FOUR MORE SHOWS AT THE PRITHVI THEATRE STARTING TODAY
And I am sitting here in Behta Pani in my study, far, far away from it. I had debated going again, but you know, the playwright is the most extraneous of people once the production is mounted. Irrelevant. Behind the scenes. Anonymous. I keep thinking of Shakespeare (without comparing myself to him, however! I wouldn't have the temerity!) who was so anonymous that nothing of him but his plays survive. I think of God -- evidence of him or her everywhere without his presence or even his name upon our tongues. Of course, there are names we have invented; and the presence is palpable once we become aware of it.
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Mubarak/Mazel Tov/Congratulations on more performances of Kaamiya by Ankh Theatre at the Prithvi in Mumbai....even with you, the playwright in the background, it's a testament to your prescience in writing a play that dealt with women's issues in India over 35 years ago...that is totally relevant today...just as Ibsen's A Doll's House started the debate over a century ago....and still on-going. The artists of the world (in all forms) push society forward!
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