Old World Theatre Festival at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road & Epicentre, Gurgaon > 10th to 18th October 2015

Entry : by tickets, Available at : 
Online : BookMyShow (IHC & Epicentre)
Offline : At the Programme Desk, Habitat World, IHC

Venues : 
1. Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations :
'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events
2. Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
Landmark : Opp. Power Grid Residential Complex
Venue Info : Events | Map | About | Nearest Metro Station - 'Huda City Centre(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : Old World Theatre Festival. 

Schedule : 

The Living Room (Eng/90mins) 
Habitat World - Oct.10th, 5:00pm & 8:00pm
Epicentre - Oct.11th, 5:30pm & 8:30pm
Dir.Kalki Koechlin 
Cast: Neil Bhoopalam, Sheeba Chadha, Jim Sarbh, Tariq Vasudeva 
Imagine a world where time is of no consequence. A world where space is suspended and reality only exists for those who believe in it. This is the Living Room. This happens to be Ana Nil’s living room. Death sits there, alive, as real as you and me, and all he wants is to enjoy a warm cup of tea and some lovely ginger cookies. But he is not welcome. Nobody wants Death in their living room. Before we know it, a new lease of life enters Ana Nil’s musty world, her estranged lover Jo visits, her rich godson Born Kuber rushes in for shelter from a wild storm and Dr.Zeus is summoned to investigate the stranger in the house, Mr.Yameer. The rest… is chaos. 

One On One- Part II (Eng/Hindi/110mins) 
Habitat World - Oct. 11th, 5:00pm & 7:30pm
Epicentre - Oct.10th, 6:00pm & 8:30pm
Dirs.Akarsh Khurana, Arghya Lahiri, Faezeh Jalali, Nadir Khan, Puja Swarup, Rahul da Cunha, Rajit Kapur 
After the phenomenal success of their 'monologue' show, One on One, Rage presents a sequel of 8-9 riveting stories. From frustrated ticket collectors to feisty brides-to-be, the subject matter for One On One - 2 includes the music industry, the bureaucracy, marriage, the futility of war, immigration, real estate scams and Bollywood- a host of issues concerning the new Incredible India. 

Ek Mulaqat (Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi/70mins) 
Habitat World - Oct.12th & 13th, 7:00pm
Epicentre - Oct.14th & 15th, 8:00pm
Dir.Saif Hyder Hasan 
Cast: Shekhar Suman & Deepti Naval 
For the first time ever, the real-life love story of literary geniuses Sahir Ludhianvi and Amrita Pritam is revealed in a storytelling medium. The play also brings together veteran actors Shekhar Suman and Deepti Naval on stage for the first time; both are also doing theatre after a long time. The actors bring Sahir Ludhianvi and Amrita Pritam alive on stage by getting into the skins of their characters and also through perfect complementation and co-ordination. 

Oh, My Sweet Land (Eng/70mins) 
Habitat World - Oct.14th & 15th, 7:00pm 
Epicentre - Oct.16th, 7:30pm
Dir.Amir Nizar Zuabi 
Cast: Corinne Jaber 
How do you present the situation in Syria on stage? The answer is to focus on a journey. The story is told by a woman who is of mixed Syrian-German parentage. As she stands in her Paris kitchen making kubah, a classic Syrian meat dish, she recalls her encounter with an exiled Damascene medical worker, Ashraf. She has helped the guilt-ridden Ashraf, with the aid of Skype, organise the escape of fellow Syrians and for three months the two of them become lovers. When Ashraf disappears, she goes on a labyrinthine journey in search of him that leads to encounters with some of Syria's 2 million refugees and stirs deep ancestral memories… 

It's Not Waht You Tihnk! (Eng/75mins) 
Habitat World - Oct.16th, 7:00pm 
Dir.Deepal Doshi 
Cast: Deepal Doshi, Kathryn Doshi, Yuki Ellias 
A sassy servant and her dependent master. A bumbling thief and a crafty old lady. A classical music performance gone off-key. Lovers spurned and reunited. Cunning journalists and oblivious witnesses -‐ all in one evening of interactive, fast paced, physical humour that will knock audiences off their seats with side splitting laughter. It’s Not Waht You Tihnk!...!! is a frenzied performance of hilarious Commedia dell' Arte sketches with characters and stories drawn from the classic Italian form and everyday Indian society. The intricate masks featured in the show are works of art in themselves and are handmade by dexterous mask makers from the U.S.A., Indonesia and even the actors.

The God of Carnage (Eng/80mins) 
Habitat World - Oct.17th, 5:00pm & 7:30pm
Epicentre - Oct.18th, 7:30pm
Dir.Nadir Khan 
Cast: Anuradha Menon, Shernaz Patel, Sohrab Ardeshir, Zafar Karachiwala 
The play is about two sets of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos. 

Spaces (Eng/90mins) 
Habitat World - Oct. 18th, 7:00 pm
Epicentre - Oct.17th, 7:30pm
Dir.Mohammad Ali Baig 
Cast: Noor Baig, Rashmi Seth, Mohammad Ali Baig,Madhu Swaminath 
A story set in an old world haveli where its protagonist, an artist struggles to preserve her identity and cherished heritage. A 'conflict' of the tradition and the modern between her and her Chicago-based fiancé. A question that most of us ask ourselves in any ‘developing’ city or urban society globally: do we define our space or does our space define us? If home is where the heart is, what does ‘home’ really mean– is it the four walls of a house or the deeper, metaphysical ‘space’ within us?

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