A theatrical event like no other, this incredible spectacle combines the astonishing skills of 23 actors, dancers, musicians, martial arts experts and street acrobats from a hugely diverse range of locations and backgrounds across India and Sri Lanka. Performed in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and even a little Sanskrit, the result is a passionate, energetic, thrilling and beautiful re-interpretation of the play, which casts aside familiar traditions of performing Shakespeare and replaces them with an epic, visceral and emotional power that has amazed audiences and critics in every city in which it has played.
Directed by Tim Supple and two years in the making, this British Council commissioned show caused a sensation in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai in April last year. It has since had sell-out runs at the Roundhouse in London; Verona, and twice in Stratford upon Avon at the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company. After its triumphant run at London’s Roundhouse, and a sold-out return visit to the RSC’s Swan Theatre, the production, over the course of 2007, has visited Watford, Richmond, Malvern, Newcastle, Bath, Oxford, Edinburgh, Salford and Plymouth.
And now, Indian audiences can experience this breathtaking production prior to a World Tour beginning in Australia and moving to the USA and finally Europe.
| City |
Venue |
Date and Time |
| Mumbai |
Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
National Centre for the Performing Arts,
Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021.
Tel No: (022) 22833737 |
5 January, 7.00 p.m.
6 January, 8.00 p.m.
7 January, 7.00 p.m. |
| Tickets |
| Tickets available from 22 December 2007 at Reliance Web World (Bandra Ph: 9322323789 / 022-32911513, Churchgate Ph: 9320696988, Heera Panna (Haji Ali) Ph: 9322222060, Opera House Ph: 9324455565) and N.C.P.A (Ph: 22833737) for Rs. 800, Rs. 500 or Rs. 300 |
| City |
Venue |
Date and Time |
| Bangalore |
Chowdiah Memorial Hall
G D Park Extension, Vyalikaval, Bangalore 560 003.
Tel No: (080) 23445810 |
11 January, 7.00 p.m.
12 January, 8.00 p.m.
13 January, 7.00 p.m. |
| Tickets |
| Tickets available from 27 December 2007 at Reliance Web World outlets (Brigade Road, CMH Road, Cunningham Road, Forum, Kormangala, Airport Road). It will be also be available at the British Library (+91 80-22489220) from 3 January 2008 (Except on Sundays & public holidays) and Chowdiah Memorial Hall (Tel: +91 80 – 23445810) 48 hrs before performance for Rs. 500, Rs. 300 or Rs. 200 |
| City |
Venue |
Date and Time |
| Kolkata |
Kala Mandir
48, Shakespeare Sarani. Kolkata – 700 017.
Tel No: (033) 22879086 |
16 January, 7.00 p.m.
17 January, 8.00 p.m.
18 January, 7.00 p.m. |
| Tickets |
| Tickets available from 2 January 2008 at Reliance Web World (Reliance House Ph: 033 32990935, Sarat Bose Ph: 033 32943033, Tollyganj Ph: 033 32597800, Alipore Ph: 033 32964040, Shivam Ph: 033-32590190, Camac Street Ph: 033 32923656, CIT Road - Phool Badan Ph: 033 32938717, Howrah Ph: 033-32931743, Kalakar Street Ph: 033 32942214, Dalhousie – BBD Bag Ph: 033 3289990) and British Council Library (033 22825370) for Rs. 500, Rs. 300 or Rs. 200 |
| City |
Venue |
Date and Time |
| Delhi |
Kamani Auditorium
No.1. Copernicus Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.
Tel No: (011) 23386251 / 23388084 |
23 January, 7.00 p.m.
24 January, 8.00 p.m.
25 January, 7.00 p.m. |
| Tickets |
| Tickets available from 7 Jan 2008 at British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110001; Reliance Web World (New Friends Colony, South Extention, Vasant Vihar, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Kamla Nagar, Noida, Green Park) for Rs. 800, Rs. 500 or Rs. 300 |
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