Red Sparrow
3rd March, Kamani Auditorium, 7:30pm
Nominated For: Best Play, Best Director, Best Costume Design, Best Original Script & Best EnsembleProduced By: aRANYA
Directed By: Manav Kaul
Language: Hindi
Duration: 1hr 20mins (no interval)
We all have people we hero-worship. Anand too has his heroes. His heroes are famous writers and legendary characters because Anand fancies himself as a writer. And like most fans, he too wants to become one with his heroes. But he doesn’t start a fan-club. He starts a story.
In a story everything is larger than life.
Heroes become superheroes. Life becomes a thriller. A suspense thriller!
A mythical search for the Red Sparrow! Do they find the sparrow? Is
there anything to find? And is there anything to search? God knows!
Because a story is a story is a story.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE:
Red Sparrow is a very special play for me as it
involved all my ideas and inspirations. Using Charles Bukovsky, Kafka,
Nirmal Verma and Vinod Kumar Shukla as characters in the play was a
pleasure as they’re all my favourite authors. And though the play talks
of writers block and finding the ever evasive red sparrow, I think this
time the red sparrow just found me…
NOMINEES:
Manav Kaul: Best Director, Best Original Script
Manav
Kaul is today, one of Hindi theatre’s most promising playwright and
director. Manav came to Mumbai ten years ago, and acted in plays—many
of them by Pt.Satyadev Dubey. In 2004 he set up his group aRANYA with
like-minded friends. The first play Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane was greatly appreciated, the second Peele Scooterwala Aadmi won him the best playwright trophy at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards. These were followed by Bali Aur Shambhu, Ilhaam, Aisa Kehte Hain, Park, Red Sparrow, Mamtaz Bhai Patangwaale and Haath Kya aaya? …Shunya.
Pavitra Sarkar: Best Costume Design
Pavitra
Started career as commercial art director in Kolkata and Delhi. He has
worked with the theatre groups of Mumbai; Akvarious, aRANYA, Ranga and
T-Pot Production. Apart from Red Sparrow, he has designed costumes for
Andhya Yug and OEdipous. He has also acted in various plays like
Mystery of Pantomime Cat, Rebecca, Andhya Yug, OEdipous and Khumvkatha.
Cast and Credits:
On Stage:
Sudhir Pandey: Vinod kr. Shukla & Shark Publisher
Kumud Mishra: Charles Bukowiski
Shubhrajyoti Barat: Nirmal Verma
Umesh Jagtap: Raskolnekov
Shruti Vyas: Devyani
Nimrat Kaur: Rumi
Saurabh Nayyar: Anand & Kafka
Ghanshyam Lalsa: Main
Bhushan Vikas: Kafka’s Father
Farrukh Siyer: Publisher’s Man
Debtosh Darjee: Person 2
Off Stage:
Writer Director: Manav Kaul
Production: Kunal & Saurabh
Light Design & Operation: Shawn Lewis
Set Design: Pavitra Sarkar & Shawn Lewis
Costume: Pavitra Sarkar
Music: Sujay & Kunal
