After Habitat and LTG, finally Short and Sweet reaches Gurgaon, over this weekend (7-9 Dec). 10 brilliant directors; Clown theatre, Comedy, Musical and much more packed in just one evening. This weekend in Epicentre Gurgaon. Be there:
hoelace Productions
presents
Short and Sweet Delhi 2012, 3rd edition of world`s largest 10-minute theatre festival in Delhi. This year 42 directors including many stalwars will showcase their talent during 9 shows across 4 venues.
Tickets are available at http://in.bookmyshow.com/concerts/Short-Sweet-delhi-tickets/
Schedule for TOP 20 (Week 2) :-
1) Dickheads (Theatre Garage, ITC)
Written by Ashwath Bhatt
Directed by Vivek Shrivastava
Cast – Kailash, Amit,Vivek and Natraj hasrat
Dickheads' is a story about two street children (orphans) who go on to be the biggest icons ever produced by India. From ‘rags to riches' their whole life is captured in this play in a playful funny way with a deep meaning inside it for the society.
2) 2922 (FreeParking Entertainment, ITC)
Written by Arnav Nanduri
Directed by Pranay Manchanda
Cast - Pranay Manchanda, Kabir Nath, Arnav Nanduri
The epic journey of a talented young athlete, who is forced into exile after being accused of doping. A ten minute musical chronicling his life and struggle.
3) Who's the Boss (CreaShakti Productions, ITC)
Written by Dushyanth Gunashekar
Directed by Vaidhya M Sundar
Cast – Dushyanth, Drishya
India's cities' frequent power cuts makes one night at the office a little TOO close for comfort for a secretary and her boss.
4) Chairpersons (Strayfactory, ITC)
Written & Directed by Rajiv Rajaram
Cast – Sandeep john, Joslin Julius, Venkatesh Harinathan
What happens when a game of musical chairs turns too serious, does it matter anymore that it is just a game.
5) Nine types of ice (PACT, ITC)
Written by Michael Ripley
Directed by Gouri Nilakantan Mehta
Cast – Vipul Malhotra, Avantika Tomar, Neha Bishnoi and Shubh bharatari
What happens when someone close to you is on the verge of death? This play talks about the juxtaposition oflife, hope and loss.
6) The evil effects of smoking (Swayambhu, ITC)
Written & Directed by Dinesh Yadav
Cast – Dinesh Yadav
This short dramatic monologue is in the form of public lecture given by protagonist at an assembly hall in a small town. His domineering wife has forced him to lecture on the harmful effects of smoking, even though he himself smokes-but not in her presence. As he talks he keeps postponing the actual topic and instead fills us in on his regrets, longings and views on his wife.
7) A different Client (Scene stealers, ITC)
Written by Josh Hartwell
Directed by Vivek Mansukhani
Cast – Vivek Mansukhani, Sahil Sethi
A wealthy gentlemen is visited by a younger male escort. His desires are not as simple as the young man anticipates.
8) Solitary Creeper (Turntable productions, ITC)
Written by Medha Bankhwal
Directed by Akriti Saronwala
Cast – Arnav Sahni, Medha Bankhwal, Pranidhi Das, Prateek Handa, Rishan Dhamija, Shoury Gupta, Tulika Vardhan
For the milling crowds, the Delhi Metro is not just a means of affordable transportation, it's a glimpse of the outlines of each countenance, on the wheels. Every station defines the introduction of new characters in the episode of the show we are conveniently an element of. But what when you knew you could trim or reassemble this episode, in the same space, or not?
9) Chup (Atelier, ITC)
Design & Directed by Himanshu Mehta.
Cast - Diwakar Kumar. Sound Design by Ayushansh Gupta. Lights Design by Ritika Chauhan.
Birth - Sound - Touch - Life - Differences - Hatred - Slavery - Gunshot!!!
10) Khool do (Asmita, ITC)
Written by Sahadat Hasan manto
Directed by Arvind Gaur