To watch a stage play has been long been on my to do list. Fulfilled it by seeing the play doubt yesterday evening. When I saw the ad for this play in 'The Hindu' I decided I would go for it, since I had already seen the movie and could relate to the play easily. I got my 'movie buff' younger bro for company. He also has never seen a play and was eager to.
I could not recognize the names of the 4 lead actors, as I was new to the theatre scenario. But I could identify P.C.Ramakrishna as I had seen him in TV and few movies. The performance of the lead actors were fantastic. Especially P.C.Ramakrishna and Indrani Krishnaier, who played Father Thomas and Sister Aloysius respectively. Indrani Krishnaier's body language was amazing. By researching a little bit in net afterwords, I found that these people were veteran actors in Chennai's theatre world. P.C.Ramakrishna aptly deserves the title 'The Voice Of Chennai'. The play ran for one hour and 45 minutes and we were totally engrossed the whole time. The dialogues were sharp and witty.
I was watching with interest, how the back stage crew changed the sets with minimal disturbance in between the acts. And how the actors managed when there was a power cut during the play. All in all it was a very satisfying experience and I would like to watch plays like this if I get a chance.
P.S. An observation - the majority of the audience belonged to elite upper class. My brother could identify some theater personalities who were starting to make their foray into movies. I guess the middle class people have their own pastimes such as watching TV and going to the movies :)
