Stage set for NCPA
A drama of two-hours raises an ethical debate on suicide versus murder. Each time the play was performed in Hyderabad it got rave reviews.
After three successful shows in Hyderabad, the play ‘Raktbeej’ is all set to be staged at NCPA, Mumbai on October 2
‘Raktbeej’ written by the Late Dr. Shankar Shesh (1933-1981) directed by VinayVarma is a two-act, full-length contemporary classic. Despite being written in the late 70s, its context is universal. A drama of two-hours raises an ethical debate on suicide versus murder. Each time the play was performed in Hyderabad it got rave reviews.
The first act opens with the main protagonist Sharma, who, despite being hard working, has never been successful at his workplace. He somehow wants to impress his boss, Chowdhary to climb the ladder of success. He makes his intelligent and compliant wife Sujata a reluctant accomplice in the mission. The second act is a far more intense interplay of emotions.
How are relationships, trust, and honesty sacrificed at the altar of ambition for material gain, and a respectable status in society? Is success achieved by using each other? Is the price of this success too high to be paid by death? Can the death of one’s soul and conscience be termed a murder or a suicide? The audience are left with uncomfortable and soul-searching questions by the end of the play.
