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A soulful Soiree
Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation celebrated ‘Theatre Weekends’. At the first edition that was staged at two venues, Hotel Sheraton and Ravindra Bharathi.
Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation celebrated ‘Theatre Weekends’. At the first edition that was staged at two venues, Hotel Sheraton and Ravindra Bharathi. The first evening saw the Foundation’s home production ‘1857: Turrebaz Khan’ which created history for Indian theatre having got a world premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year and a UK premiere in London.
The play based on the unsung freedom fighter from the Deccan of the same name, saw maestro Baig as the protagonist and veteran Vijay Prasad in the role of his captor, talukdar Qurban Ali. The soundtrack and aesthetic set created the perfect forest ambience of Toopran with the central character tied in ropes to a chair much before the play began, using the metaphor of a live sculpture in theatre.
Noor Baig as the woman singer added to the internationally-celebrated play. Day Two of ‘Theatre Weekend’ saw an engrossing play by renowned actor Zeeshan Ayyub and Marathi theatre actress Rasika Agashe, ‘Iss Kambakht Sathe ka Kya Karein?
