“What will happen if one day our household things like Tap, Bulb, Fan & Dustbin decide to revolt against their misuse.”
A fun filled musical entertainer for children & adults.
It’s a story of a house where the family members, consciously or unconsciously have a habit of misusing resources like water and electricity in daily life. They have no sensitivity for the environment. Dadaji arrives for the summer holidays and notices these bad habits of the family members. he takes it upon himself to try to make them understand the consequences of wasting our precious resources but all his attempts are in vain. Finally, household things take matters into their own hands and decide to revolt against their misuse. They even manage to win over ‘Dadaji’ who is visiting over to their side. A number of hilarious and thought provoking situations arise between the children when their parents leave them home alone and go on a short trip. The play ends with every member in the family accepting their mistakes. They realise the importance of resources given by Mother Earth and promise to care of them in future.
WHY THIS PLAY?
We believe theatre is an innovative and effective tool for learning. Theatre as a medium has an inherent quality of being collaborative and interactive. It demands the involvement of its audience and it leaves a long-lasting impact on young minds. The basic premise of this play is “What will happen if one day our household things like Tap, Bulb, Fan & Dustbin decide to revolt against their misuse.”
We always wanted to do a play which talks to kids about the our immediate issue, not just some fairy tale. Content with which kids could relate to easily and use the learnings in their daily life. The play, on one-hand tries to sensitize us to our immediate environment and on the other, talks about the bigger picture that is “The Mother Nature.”
DIRECTORS
Kanupriya Shankar Pandit
A trained actor and a passionate exponent of Theatre for children. Kanupriya has been pursuing Drama since the age of 6, by being a part of Bal Rangmandal Patna, Hindi-Maithili plays and radio dramas. With more than 20 years of theatre experience, she formed Killol Kala Akademy in 2004 in Mumbai. Her training in Bharatnatyam and Hindustani vocal becomes her USP when it comes to inculcate the concepts of rhythm, movement and music in plays for children. Kanupriya is also an actress and have acted in many Theatre performances, TV serials and movies. Her most recent media work is “Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya”.
Maneesh Verma
Actor, Director & Producer. National School of Drama graduate. Established his own Theatre Group Actors’ Cult in 2004 in Mumbai. More than 20 years of theatre experience with more than 50 plays in English and Hindi.
He is an energetic and multi-talented personality who has worked with eminent directors from India and abroad like Satyadev Dubey, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohan Aghast, Ratan Thiyam, Barry John, Lillet Dubey, Swanand Kirkire, Stephan Shuck (Germany), Rob Clair (England) and Peter James (England).
He is also doing corporate theatre as a permanent team member of a US based company CSW Associates. His strength lies in his national and international experience in the field of performing arts.
CREATORS
As theatre practitioners, we continually challenge ourselves to push the boundaries of our creative aspirations by exploring different forms, styles and content. Creation is an organic and intensive process for us, to achieve desired impact and authentic expression. Every theatre project of ours is an attempt to find that unique connect between us and our audience around issues we believe in.
Mumbai is a melting pot of many theatre companies, each with a distinct character and different audiences. The perfect scenario for any art form to thrive, but therein lies the economics of sustainability. Thus, it is our constant struggle to strike a balance between commercials and quality.
Killol Kala Academy
Killol came into being in 2004 with reading stories, poetry and having Theatre workshops and shows in unconventional locations like parks, construction sites, society terrace and garage. Killol is constantly making efforts to ignite the passion for Fine arts,Literature and Culture through Theatre for children and young adults thereby increasing the sensitivity towards roots and simplicity. Killol believes that Theatre can change lives so the mission is to reach out to people far and wide.
PRODUCERS
Let’s explore and experience.
Art has a potential to uplift a human spirit and can actually work as a catalyst towards a positive change in a human life. We do a business of impacting and transforming human lives and we want to do it as successfully as possible. We will not conform to the set notions of the field and will always try to stay relevant to the times. We will also try to challenge ourselves and subsequently our audiences to grow and experience new dimensions of the field. We always strive to get the right blend of quality and entertainment. As a private limited company, we are open to collaborate with other individuals and organisations.
tapku IMTIYAZ AHAMED havva kaka NAVEEN DIWAKAR Chamku DESHIK VANSADIA binni SUKHADA KHANDKEKAR dada ji NAND KISHOR PANT mummy UTTARA JAGANNATH / ANOUSHKA GONSALVES papa HARSHIT DANG / KALEEM SAEED rahul VASIL KHAN ria IRA CHHIBBER raju FAIZAL SHEIKH
direction KANUPRIYA PANDIT & MANEESH VERMA story & script AARTI JOSHI, KANUPRIYA & MANEESH music & lyrics SUSHIL BONTHIYAAL light Design NARAYAN CHAUHAN business development head NAMITA GOYAL production KILLOL & ACTORS’ CULT producer COLLECTIVE MADNESS
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