Thursday, November 22, 2012

Garçon

The third play featured in our Emax Evening at the Theatre at The Fridge Dubai, is Garçon. 

The device and structure of Garçon has been with me for a good part of a decade now, and the writing of it has been begun several times, but never progressed beyond a couple of pages here and there. And then one day all the disparate elements fell in place in one sitting. It is difficult to express the range of emotions one feels when something that has been in your head for so long suddenly finds life through others. 

Can't wait for the actors to make the play their own!




The Monkey's Paw

The second play featured in our Emax Evening at the Theatre kicking off tonight at The Fridge Dubai, is The Monkey's Paw.

This short story by W.W. Jacobs has been a favorite of mine for a while now and I was waiting for an opportunity to showcase it on stage or film. Considering it was written in 1902, the sheer impact it generates simply in the telling is evidence of its place in the pantheon of true classics.

The Monkey's Paw is a chilling tale of fate and retribution. A talisman that purports to grant its owner three wishes seems to be a wild yarn at first; but be warned, the last owner's third wish was for death.



A Tragedian In Spite of Himself


As promised, our Emax Evening at the Theatre kicks off tonight at The Fridge, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. The evening will feature three English short plays, the first of which is Chekhov's "A Tragedian In Spite of Himself".

Anton Chekhov needs no introduction and is a firm favorite of all theatre lovers.  So when I was looking for a play to feature in this production, the first thing I did was go through his body of work. And the task set by the playwright for the actors in The Tragedian In Spite Of Himself made the play difficult to resist.

A farce played out as a mock tragedy, the humorous short both plays up, and underlines the inherent tragic-comedy in everyday life.

And here is our first poster for the event. Ta da...