over the last three days i have seen three very different one woman/man plays. The first was about Rachel Carson, well actually it was her ghost telling us her story, and its relevance in 2008. the second one was about this girl in her mid twenties i guess, who has bipolar disorder. The third was about the Iraqi immigrant and how he is not accepted as part of mainstream society. I enjoyed them for very different reasons.
The first one was a throwback to memories of doing EVS in RV, and of the passionate person I once used to be instead of the cynic I have now turned into. The woman was really good, and the play itself was well written. All of them in fact were very well written.
The third one was relevant to the society i am living in at the moment. I guess it is true that however comfortable I feel here I will be an outsider. So I guess my quest for finding a place where I am at peace with myself continues. maybe, just maybe it might be Damascus.
Now, the second one. I almost didn't by the ticket for this. I thought it might be hard. Parts were actually quite funny. But, I felt something, something that is perhaps better left unsaid.
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In a way this blog is quite tragic. There. Just had to say it.
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Fringe Musings
So, its been a really long time since I posted. But in the last few days, have seen 3 plays that have been really good, and have each made me think about certain issues.
On Thursday, despite getting on the wrong bus and getting lost, managed to reach Traverse on time. (Quite like Traverse there is something nice about it). The play was 'Free Outgoing'. It is written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, and is inspired I think by the DPS MMS case. I was intrigued because The Times described it as 'Pacey and absorbing… Strikingly conveys the opposition at the heart of modern India.' I am usually skeptical of things that provoke such responses, but this play was really very good, and for me raised two issues. The first had to do with the scavenger mentality of media in India. And the second was really to do with morality and what is right. It just made me about how my family would react if I found myself in a unexpected situation (not an MMS of course, because I would never let that happen, but something unexpected nonetheless). I like to think that I come from a liberarl family. But, I do wonder if these liberal values would stand strong when they need to be applied to one's own backyard. Its always easier to preach than to practice, and sometimes I feel like my family is full of preachers and no practicers.
On Thursday, despite getting on the wrong bus and getting lost, managed to reach Traverse on time. (Quite like Traverse there is something nice about it). The play was 'Free Outgoing'. It is written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, and is inspired I think by the DPS MMS case. I was intrigued because The Times described it as 'Pacey and absorbing… Strikingly conveys the opposition at the heart of modern India.' I am usually skeptical of things that provoke such responses, but this play was really very good, and for me raised two issues. The first had to do with the scavenger mentality of media in India. And the second was really to do with morality and what is right. It just made me about how my family would react if I found myself in a unexpected situation (not an MMS of course, because I would never let that happen, but something unexpected nonetheless). I like to think that I come from a liberarl family. But, I do wonder if these liberal values would stand strong when they need to be applied to one's own backyard. Its always easier to preach than to practice, and sometimes I feel like my family is full of preachers and no practicers.
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