English play

Black Coffee Productions is bringing out its new play,  ‘The Undertaker’ by Loy Saldanha. The play is directed by Preetam Koilpillai and stars Abhishek Majumdar.

Written at a time of deep inner turmoil, The Undertaker, a one-actor play, is a raw and explicit account, in the first person, of a troubled time - personal, social and religious.

The Undertaker brings audiences face to face with issues of loneliness, death and social bigotry, against a backdrop of religious symbolism that probes the relationship between man and God.

Through a non-linear time line we see the undertaker oscillate between the present and various shades of the past culminating in a final confrontation with a strange white authoritative figure, arguably representative of a social class or God Himself, or perhaps both.
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The play is being performed on December 8, 10 and 11 at Alliance Française. The play is at 7.30 pm and tickets are available at Café de la liberté, Alliance Française. The play is not suitable for persons below 18 years.

Kannada play

Vedike Foundation presents Niraase.com, written and directed by Ritwik Simha on December 6 and 7 at 7.30 pm at Ranga Shankara, 7.30 pm.

The play deals with the surreal nature of a woman’s life. The story revolves around Anupama, a young girl from Yallandur, a small town.

She meets Kiran Murthy, the chairperson of Winfosys, in a park.

The accidental meeting sparks off a dialogue that encompasses the whole spectrum of human emotions - dreams, nightmares, wishes, disappointments, life, death. In short, the 21st century urban life as seen through a woman’s perspective. Tickets are priced at Rs 49. Contact: 26724373/ 9845805442.