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About
The Play
Doosra’s
protagonist is the Game of Cricket itself. The story of Cricket is
depicted through the life of a 20 year old sportsman who gets
selected to represent the country. The young cricketer’s paradigm
driven by the forces of power, politics, money and pressure is
essayed in the 100 minute play which , through its various
characters, illustrates the metamorphosis of the game which over
the years has grown from a sport to a mere commercial venture.
A father who still believes in the values of the game, an obsessed
fan with a love and hate attitude, a Captain who is victimized, a
bookie who represents the darker side of the game, a Politician
who patronizes the game for money, a cricketer friend who always
sees the funnier side of the game are few other characters through
whom Doosra depicts the changing face of Cricket.
Doosra, with a very good balance of heart warming scenes , humour
and powerful dialogues and unique technological adaptation will
captivate the audience. Those who understand the intricacies of
game of cricket will appreciate it even better. The first
three shows of the English version were held in Bangalore on April
23 & 24, 2011 at Kala Soudha. Two more shows are to be held on
21st May 2011 at 3.30 pm and 7 pm at Alliance Francaise, Thimmaiah
Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore.
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Writer & Director: Anand Raghav
He has made
significant contributions in Short stories, Stage plays and research
articles on History and Culture. A regular writer for all leading
magazines in Chennai, Anand raghav has published over 50 short
stories so far. He has won the” story of the month” prize by a
prestigious literary association three times and he has won 10
prizes in various short story competitions in Chennai. Two of his
stories have also been translated in Telugu.
He has published two books – The first , a collection of his short
stories and the second, titled “ Ramakien” is a comparative study of
Indian Ramayanas with the Thai and other South East Asian Ramayanas.
He is currently working on the third book, a research work, on the
Hindu and Indian influence on the History and Culture of South East
Asian countries. Anand Raghav also writes book reviews for a leading
library chain in Bangalore.
He has written several short plays and three full length plays. His
earlier plays “ Sruti Bedham ‘ a musical drama is the most
successful play written by him. Sruti Bedham, with its share of a
few melodious classical numbers, narrates the tumultuous
relationship between an illustrious musician and his illegitimate
daughter who takes to music driven by her hatred towards the father
only to find herself overwhelmed by the divinity of his musical
prowess.
His second play was “ Thanimai (Solitude)” The plight of elderly
parents who are left behind by their children seeking greener
pastures abroad, forms the Premise of Thanimai.
Doosra” is his third play. |
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Executive Producer:
P D Sathish Chandra
This is Sathish's sixth production under the Pra.Ka.Sam banner.
He has been working with different theatre groups from India at
different times. After his hibernation or disappearance for three
years, the Ranga Shankara festival in 2004 put him back in line with
active theatre. He currently runs Kala Soudha as its Director and
aims to run the place to encourage new talent and to bring out
performances that are fresh and unique. He is now acting as Paddu in
Panduranga Vittala, a Kannada sitcom, on Zee Kannada. He is still
known for his theatre columns in newspapers and with special
reference to the Sunday reviews in the Times of India. For his
personal profile CLICK HERE &
Artist Profile CLICK HERE |
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