Sep 04 2023 to Sep 04 2023 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

English | 90 Minutes

The play is about a lesbian couple who are both theatre artists. One of them is a writer/director and the other an actor. They have recently moved into a new house which they are trying to make into their home. They find out that there are rats in the house. The play deals with how they continue to live their lives, all the while dealing with the “rats”. The play makes space for the mundaneness of life, the excitement of little shared joys in the every day as well as the challenges. And that’s it! That’s the play. Director’s Statement: I want to imagine a world. A dream world. A world without problems. A world where love is the norm. People tell me that’s boring and undramatic. They are right. I have nothing to prove them wrong. I surrender. Do you want to surrender? This was the question that kept me going through the process of writing and directing the play, Neela Bhoomi. The shape of the play emerged from my own personal craving to see a happy and healthy lesbian couple. What if there was a lesbian love story without the usual social stigma and the challenges that come with it? What if a play could showcase the everyday life of a lesbian couple with all its mundaneness? This play is about a lesbian couple who are both theatre artists. One of them is a writer/director and the other an actor. They have recently moved into a new house which they are trying to make into their home. They find out that there are rats in the house. The play deals with how they continue to live their lives, all the while dealing with the “rats”. The play makes space for the mundaneness of life, the excitement of little shared joys in the every day as well as the challenges. And that’s it! That’s the play. I hope the sheer simplicity and reality of this often unseen life on stage will provide rest, solace, and deep yet simple joy to members of the queer community and all those who wish to see a world where EVERYONE can live everyday lives in a society where ONLY love is the norm.