 Your place or mine?
This is a comedy in English to be staged at the Music Academy in Chennai on May 31, 2006, brought to you by Media Mix.
About the play
Question:
'Your place or mine?' is a delightful comedy about:
1. A man, his lover, her 'husband', his wife!
2. White rum, double vodka, Red Bull, Bloody Mary
3. A woman, her husband, his 'wife', her lover.
4. A pub, a PCO, an elevator, an apartment.
5. All of the above
Answer:
6. All of the above.
The plot of 'Your place or mine?' is as crazy as life. Rajeev and Anita are a happily married couple - that is, they quarrel about 23 times a week and go out to see a play once a week. But, during these four hours every week, the flat is occupied by Anita’s best friend Naina, who gets to meet her married boyfriend Vivek. Anita lends the flat to Naina knowingly, while Rajeev is unaware of any such arrangement. Vivek thinks that the flat is Naina’s and that she is married to Rajeev and is completely ignorant of the fact that Naina is unmarried.
Vivek wants to part with his wife so he can marry Naina. Naina loves Vivek, but doesn’t want to be a home-breaker.
This is just the beginning. Thereafter, the plot thickens when Rajeev finds Naina in his own house and Anita finds out about Rajeev’s secret passion for a 20-year-old poetess! Vivek decides to declare his passion for Naina to Rajeev while Rajeev is aghast that Anita is having an affair!
A romantic comedy about misplaced passions and onion-peel identities - that’s sure to tickle the funny-bone of theatre-goers in
Chennai.
About the Players
Actor - Writer- Director
Darrshan Jariwalla
Darrshan Jariwalla is a veteran actor-writer-director of the Mumbai stage. His body of work during the last 28 years includes exceptionally applauded plays in Gujarati, English and Hindi.
His recent roles include Mahatma V/s Gandhi, a bilingual feature film where he portrays Mahatma Gandhi opposite Akshaye Khanna’s
Harilal.
Jariwalla has also delivered a string of superb performances in English theatre: A Suitable Bride (1996), Going Solo II (2000), Musk Maiden (2000).
Leela Theatres is named after Darrshan’s mother, the veteran Gujarati stage actor, Leela Jariwalla. The company has been recently formed to produce 'Your place or mine' and other works of stage entertainment.
Actor
Suchitra Pillai
A consummate actress, impresario and presenter, Suchitra Pillai is equally at ease in films and television. Suchitra delights in theatre and radio as well.
Theatre:
London, 1991-1997- lead roles in Bravely Fought The Queen, Jungle Book for the Redgrave Theatre, Farnham.
India, 1997: Lead roles in Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man performed extensively in India and abroad; the Musk Maiden; Breathe In Breathe Out; Womanly Voices, the Maids
Actor
Digvijay Sawant
Digvijay Sawant is a leading find of today’s emerging Indian English theatre. He played the lead part in plays like Two To Tango; Clogged Arteries; Bansuri; And Let’s Talk, Honey.
Actor
Kavita Rathod
Kavita started her career as an actor on Hindi stage in Chanakya, and followed it up with a string of assignments on TV including Mahayagya, Sanjeevani and
Saathiya.
Name of the play :
'Your place or mine?'
Date : Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Venue : The Music Academy
Time : 7 p.m. (to be seated by 6.45 p.m.)
Children under 16 are not allowed.
R Rangaraj
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