A Hindi play I saw at Rangashankara. I am glad I did! It was absolutely brilliant.
The writing and direction is great. The story, in a nutshell. Two strangers running away from a crowd (Bheed) meet in a strange place, that remains undefined. It has two lockable doors though. Then, strangely, their cell phones stop working, except for incoming messages from an unknown entity. Having no choice, they follow the directions as received, parting with their belongings for unseen powers to take them away. They wait, totally controlled by this entity, who makes them a member of another online group called Jhund.
They also get new names/identities, and there are online views to be expressed. For each 'like' in support of their views, they get points. Online wars are fought between trolls of two major thought leaders.
Ends in an interesting manner! Every line of dialogue is either meaningful, or humourous or both. Only two actors carry the whole show for an hour.
Hats off to creativity that is contemporary, and has a message, though not overtly conveyed. Understated, but a satire brilliantly done!
