‘The Djinns of Eidgah’ is the story of Ashrafi and Bilal, two children stranded in the tragic impasse of Kashmir. Scripted by Abhishek Majumdar, it talks of the lives and losses of the Kashmiri people who deal with the situation by escaping into a fantasy world.
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Directed by: Richard Twyman
Playwright: Abhishek Majumdar
Language: English
Date: August 16
Duration: 100 minutes
Time: 7.30 p.m. onwards
Venue:
Bangalore- Chowdiah Memorial Hall
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About the group:
Rage Productions’ journey started in 1992, with the double hander, ‘Are There Tigers in the Congo?’, a searing play about AIDS. The Rage trio: Rajit Kapur, Shernaz Patel and Rahul da Cunha, have since produced 18 memorable productions, including ‘I’m Not Bajirao’, Girish Karnad’s ‘Flowers’. Their focus over the last ten years has been on modern Indian writing. Rage has regaled audiences abroad as well including Amsterdam, Dubai, Germany, London, Malaysia, Seoul, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the United States.
Director's quote:
The script has an eye for detail and the kind of humanity that is incredibly rare to find in new writing these days.
Cast
Ali Fazal
Ashwin Mushran
Divyang Thakkar
Faezeh Jalali
Karan Pandit
Meher Acharia-Dar
Neil Bhoopalam
Priyanshu Painyuli
Rajit Kapur
Credits
Production Design & Execution: Shama Shah
Light Design: Pushan Kripalani, Arghya Lahiri
Music Production: Taufiq Qureshi
Costumes: Lovleen Bains
Production Controller: Ayaz Ansari
Make-up: Nandu Wadke
Lights: Arghya Lahiri
Sound: Nadir Khan
Tickets:
Price: Rs. 300, Rs. 200 & Rs. 100. Season passes at Rs. 750 & Rs. 500 ( Bangalore )
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