Kaumudi (Moonlight) - a play in Hindi - is about a rite of passage. Using the moonlit timeless night on which Krishna delivered knowledge to Arjuna as its central trope, Kaumudi explores the dynamics between an estranged father-son duo who play Eklavya`s ghost and Abhimanyu respectively, in a theatre in late 1960`ss Allahabad, over three days - the last three performances of a great actor who has nearly lost his sight; and, in so doing, the play brings to light the ghosts of caste-based injustices, the passing over of knowledge from a father to a son, a thespian to an upstart, the banality and beauty of art, and how an efficient mode of production ultimately replaces a lesser efficient mode. The play is inspired by two texts: Anand`s Malayalam Novel `Vyasam Vigneswaram`; and Jorge Luis Borges` essay `Blindness`.
Written & directed by Abhishek Majumdar
Cast: Kumud Mishra, Gopal Datt, Shubrajyoti Barat, Sandeep Shikhar
Associate Director - Neel Sengupta
Light Design by Anmol Vellani
Lights Operated by Niranjan Gokhale & Vikrant Thakar
Scenography & Original Set Design by Rajesh Singh, Payal Wadhwa
Set Recreated by Vivek Jadhav
Sound Design - Abhijit Tambe
Sound Operated by Varun Gupta
Costume Design - Pallavi Krishna
Dramaturgy - Irawati Karnik
Production Head - Amit Purohit
Publicity & Creatives by Robin Patel
Executive Producer - Ghanshyam Lalsa
An NCPA presentation in collaboration with D for Drama Production
Age Limit: 16+
Late entry will not be permitted.
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