Much ado about nothing?
Much ado about nothing? We went to watch a play earlier this week. Like for a film, selecting a play to watch also requires some home work in my family. But association of Urmil Kumar Thapliyal with the play, the Girish Karnad of Hindi theatre, was attraction enough to pull me to the auditorium although it has been several years since I have watched a play in the city. Moreover it was a comedy. Playwright and performer late Mr Thapliyal had worked for the revival of nautanki style of theatre all his life and he presented it with an urban touch. He expressed his brilliant hold over satire in Hindi with plays including Harishchandra ki Ladai (Harishchandra’s fight) Hey Brecht, Abu Hasan, Octopus and Sooraj Kahan se Ugta hai (Where does the sun rise from) etc. He was honoured with many prestigious awards. The time given was 7.00 p.m. and because entry was free, we went well ahead of time to be able to get good seats. The air-conditioner was working fine and the seats were comforta...