Up & Coming - Play Schedules

The following is a list of shows you should watch out for this month. The code to it's deciphering is as follows:
in blue are QTP events.
Those with an (R) next to them means that we have reviewed it, and if you require a review simply email us at mailto:qtp@vsnl.com asking for it.
Those with an (PP) next to them means that it is a platform performance, entry free!

Date, Day	Time & Venue	Play	Notes
1, Sat
	7pm, NCPA Exp.	Saat Teri Ekvees	7 monologues by 7 writers, directors & actors of the Gujarati stage.
	7 & 9:30pm, Prithvi	Proof	A Pulitzer prize winning play that revolves around a brilliant but eccentric mathematician and his daughter.
2, Sun	4pm, Prithvi	The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat	The safe of the Little Theatre has been broken into. Boysie, the Pantomime Cat, is on top of the list of suspects.
	7 & 9:30pm, Prithvi	All About Women	The journey into the female psyche can be pretty arduous, if not a confusing one.
	6:30pm, NCPA Exp.	6 X 4 = 24	A sequel to 7 x 3 = 21, a series of conversations between two people
4, Tue	9pm, Prithvi	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Join George and Martha for a night of fun and games. Directed by Tahira Nath. An IBID Presentation.
5, Wed
	9pm, Prithvi	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	"It will charm you with its generous wry humour..." "...remarkably precise performances..." "..a worth tribute to an old master by another generation" - Mumbai Mirror Winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress Award at Thespo 9 in 2007.
6, Thu
	9pm, Prithvi	Park	In a park, three men squabble about the choicest of seats.
7, Fri
	9pm, Prithvi	Park	An Aranya Presentation.
8, Sat	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Bali Aur Shambu	An expression of two characters and their unique spirit towards life.
9, Sun
	11am, NCPA Exp.	The Mystery of The Pantomime Cat	Based on Enid Blyton series, the Five Find-Outers and dog, who always manage to solve a mystery before the village policeman Mr. Goon does.
	6:30pm, NCPA Exp.	Blackbird	With Akash Khurana and Shernaz Patel
	6:30pm, Tata Theatre	The Alchemist	Written by Paulo Coelho. Designed and directed by Mahesh Dattani.
	6 & 9pm , Prithvi	Bali Aur Shambu	With Kumud Mishra, Sudhir Pandey, Gopal Tiwari and others.
11, Tue	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Jis Lahore Nahin Dekhya	1947! Riots! An old Hindu woman, robbed of her son and family.
12, Wed
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Hai Mera Dil	An Ank Presentation.
13, Thu	9pm, Prithvi	Karodo Main Ek	The play explores the strength of family relationships in difficult times.
14, Fri	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Karodo Main Ek	Written and Directed by Makarand Deshpande
15, Sat	11am, Prithvi	The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat	With Preetika Chawla, Hussain Dalal, Dilshad Edibam, Jagdish Rajpurohit, Kashin Shetty, Himanshu Sitlani, Aman Uppal, Pawan Uttam, Sumeet Vyas and others.
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Miss Beautiful	An Ansh Presentation.
	4 & 7pm, NCPA Exp.	The Blue Mug	Four actors construct themselves on the basis of what they remember.
	7pm, Tata Theatre	Salaam India	Written by Nicholas Kahargaonkar. Directed by Lushin Dubey.
16, Sun
	11am, Prithvi	The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat	Based on the Mystery Series novel by Enid Blyton. Directed by Meera Khurana.
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Miss Beautiful	With Nagesh Bhosle, Divya Jagdale, Ahlam Khan and others.
	4 & 7pm, NCPA Exp.	The Blue Mug	With Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Sheeba Chadha, Konkona Sen Sharma and Munish Bharadwaj.
	6:30pm, Tata Theatre	Murder on the Menu	An Ace Presentation.
18, Tue	9pm, Prithvi	Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi	4 monologues, played by 4 different women.
19, Wed	9pm, Prithvi	Hum Kahein Aap Suney	A play based on Daastaan Goi.
20, Thu
	6:30 & 9pm, Prithvi	Footnotes of Life	Randomly picked excerpts from our life.
21, Fri	9pm, Prithvi	Yamraaj Ji Kuchh Karo	A stylized play based on Natyadharmi Shaili an ancient classical art form.
22, Sat
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Yamraaj Ji Kuchh Karo	With Hanif Patni, Ankur Parekh, Abhishek Narayan and others.
	7pm, Tata Theatre	Brief Candle	Produced and directed by Lillete Dubey.
	7pm, NCPA Exp.	R.K. Laxman Common Man	A One-Artiste Performance by Ajit Kelkar.
23, Sun	11am, Prithvi	Jungle Dhoom Dot Com	Koyal is abandoned in a crow nest by her mother for selfish motives.
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Yamraaj Ji Kuchh Karo	An Ekjute Presentation.
25, Tue	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Mareez	A deep and serious exploration of the poetic impulse.
26, Wed
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Mareez	An Idea Unlimited Presentation.
27, Thu
	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Jal Jal Mare Patang	Directed by Manoj Shah.
28, Fri
	6 & 9pm Prithvi	Jal Jal Mare Patang	A story about the great Sanskrit scholar, Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi.
29, Sat	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Siddhahem	Siddhahem – reintroduces you to Yourself.
	7pm, NCPA Exp.	The Last Annal of Alamgir, Karna and Aftermath	Written by Ranjit Hoskote. Directed by Avaan Patel.
30, Sun	6 & 9pm, Prithvi	Siddhahem	An Idea Unlimited Presentation.
	6:30pm, NCPA Exp.	The Last Annal of Alamgir, Karna and Aftermath	With Tom Alter, Vivek Tandon, Gerish Khemani, Vijay Varma, Danesh Khambata and Avaan Patel.
31, Mon	7:30pm, 18 Anukool	Great Text Reading	An informal reading of Shankar Shesh's 'Aadhi Raat Ke Baad'

You can also check the following websites for more information:
Prithvi Theatre: http://www.prithvitheatre.org/
NCPA: http://www.tata.com/ncpa
Mumbai Theatre Guide: http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/
Best of Bombay: www.bestofbombay.com/calendar.php
Online Ticket Booking: http://www.bookmyshow.com