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 qtheatreproductions@gmail.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, Thu | |||
| 9pm, Prithvi | S*x, M*orality and Cens*rship | Set in a furore that was caused by the staging of Sakharam Binder in the 70s. | |
| 2, Fri | |||
| 4 & 7:30pm, Prithvi | S*x, M*orality and Cens*rship | Directed by Sunil Shanbag. | |
| 3, Sat | |||
| 7pm Nehru Centre | Madan Bhol | A Marathi version of Girish Karnad's Flowers | |
| 6 & 9:30pm, Prithvi | S*x, M*orality and Cens*rship | Developed by Shanta Gokhale and Irawati Karnik | |
| 4, Sun | |||
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Layla Majnun | Structured like a Greek tragedy, this is an Urdu retelling of the famous love story. | |
| 4 & 7:30pm, Prithvi | S*x, M*orality and Cens*rship | With Nagesh Bhonsle, Gitanjali Kulkarni, Shubhrojyoti Barat, Ketaki Thatte , Rajashree Wad, Hridaynath Jadhav, Umesh Jagtap, Gulshan Devaiah, Puja Swaroop. | |
| 7:45pm, Sophia Auditorium | What Women Want | Hindi Adaptation of 'All About Women'. | |
| 5, Mon | |||
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Ismat Aapa Ke Naam II | Directed by Naseeruddin Shah, the latest in the short story series. | |
| 6, Tue | 7pm, Nehru Centre | Brief Candle | Mahesh Dattani's new play about inmates of a cancer hospital. |
| 6 & 9pm, Prithvi | Baby | Vijay Tendulkar's hard hitting classic about a girl who is made to behave like a dog. Winner of Outstanding Actress at Thespo 8 in 2006. | |
| 7, Wed | |||
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Ayussinte Pusthakam | Explores the ideas of family, priesthood, sex and marriage. | |
| 6 & 9pm, Prithvi | Dalan | A hilarious comedy about a newly transferred tyrannical school master having to reckon with a lively bunch of school children. Winner of Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Play at Thespo 10 in 2008. | |
| 8, Thu | |||
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Chanakya | Manoj Joshi's retelling about the life of the scheming Chanakya. | |
| 9pm, Prithvi | Baap Re Baap & Gaj Foot Inch | Two humorous short plays - Baap Re Baap is a comedy of errors, where as Gaj Foot Inch deal with a deeper emotions of an adolescent boy on the threshold of adulthood. | |
| 9, Fri | |||
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Kirat Pawa | An exploration of the exploitation of the "untouchables" via the Mahabharata. | |
| 9pm, Prithvi | Baap Re Baap & Gaj Foot Inch | Written by K.P.Saxena. Directed by Om Katare. | |
| 10, Sat | 2pm, Nehru Centre | Mahanirvan | A dark comedy about how a society comes to terms with death. |
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Hum Suffer | An erstwhile couple reunite after many years. | |
| 6 & 9pm, Prithvi | Chinta Chhod Chintamani | The story of a family where the father thinks his progenies are standing at the threshold of total ruination. | |
| 11, Sun | |||
| 2pm, Nehru Centre | Einstein: Sapekshta Sangnara | The conflicts of Einstein when his theory was used to make the atom bomb. | |
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Ajintha | The love story between Major Robert Gill & Paro. | |
| 6 & 9pm, Prithvi | Chanakya | The greatest statesman, a political strategist and the one who created a nation out of squabbling kingdoms. | |
| 6:30pm, Tata Theatre | Salesman Ramlal | With Satish Kaushik, Seema Biswas, Kishore Kadam and others | |
| 12, Mon | 7pm, Nehru Centre | Hum Kahein Aap Suney | Directed by Nadira Zaheer Babbar. |
| 13, Tue | 7pm, Nehru Centre | Wahan Paye Dariya | Questions the meaning of love in a brutally realistic society. |
| 9pm | Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace | Not just the story of one woman, but of all of us, trapped in lives that are not our own. | |
| 14, Wed | 2pm, Nehru Centre | Tengshechya Swapnat Train | A man has recurring dreams about trains, is a passenger on an out of control train. |
| 7pm, Nehru Centre | Madhyabartini | Using Kamrupiya Dhuliya & other Assamese folk traditions they tell a very modern story. | |
| 9pm, Prithvi | Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace | A One Woman Performance by Jayati Bhatia. Directed by Q. | |
| 15, Thu | 9pm, Prithvi | Some Girl(s) | A young man is about to get hitched. And yet, he panics. He begins calling up ex-girlfriends to bring some closure to old relationships perhaps in search of the perfect woman. |
| 16, Fri | |||
| 9pm, Prithvi | Some Girl(s) | An accurate, humorous look at the typical, somewhat lost young man of today.
Written by Neil LaBute. | |
| 17, Sat | 7 & 9:30pm, Prithvi | Some Girl(s) | With Mukul Chaddha , Shivani Tanksale , Juhi Pande, Radhika Mittal & Tarana Raja Kapoor. |
| 18, Sun | 7 & 9:30pm, Prithvi | Some Girl(s) | A man, on the verge of getting married, sets off on a journey across India to meet his ex-girlfriends as a sort of penance. |
| 20, Tue | |||
| 9pm, Prithvi | Hum Kahein Aap Suney | An Ekjute Presentation. | |
| 21, Wed | |||
| 9pm, Prithvi | Footnotes of Life | A play based mainly on randomly picked excerpts from our life that speak volumes about the unsaid emotions relevant to any relationship | |
| 22, Thu | |||
| 9pm, Prithvi | Yamraaj Ji Kuch Kariye | A stylized play based on Natyadharmi Shaili. | |
| 23, Fri | 9pm, Prithvi | Yamraaj Ji Kuch Kariye | With Hanif Patni, Darpan Mishra, Ankur Parekh, Abhishek Narayan, Vijay Singh, Sangam Shukla and others. |
| 24, Sat | 11am | Saat Teri Ekvees | 7 monologues which unfolds subjects like surrogate mother, Laxman’s wife Urmila, human clone, an uncommon story of a common man and others. |
| 7pm, Prithvi | The Vagina Monologues | Eve Ensler’s Obie award winning play. | |
| 9pm, Prithvi | Kissa Yoni Ka | Hindi version of The Vagina Monologues | |
| 7pm, NCPA Exp. | 1-888-Dial-India | Written and Directed by Anuvab Pal. | |
| 7pm, Sathaye College Auditorium* | Ek Rikaami Baaju | The story revolves around a young woman who has been diagnosed with cancer and how deals with it. | |
| 25, Sun | 11am, Prithvi | Chha Chauku Chavees | A Manhar Ghadia Presentation. |
| 7 & 9pm, Prithvi | The Vagina Monologues | A Poor Box Presentation. | |
| 6:30pm, NCPA Experimental | All About Women | Written by Miro Gavran. Directed by Hidaayat Sami | |
| 7pm, Sathaye College Auditorium* | Ek Rikaami Baaju | Directed by Anurima Khutwad. | |
| 26, Mon | 7:30pm, 18 Anukool | Great Text Reading | An informal reading of The Dispute by Marivaux. All are welcome. |
| 27, Tue | 8:30pm, Prithvi | Art | A comedy about a man who buys a modern painting. |
| 28, Wed | 8:30pm, Prithvi | Lift Kara De | A comedy about a seduction gone all wrong. |
| 29, Thu | 7 & 9pm, Prithvi | Kissa Yoni Ka | With Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Dolly Thakore, Varshaa Agnihotri, Russika Duggal and Dilnaz Irani |
| 30, Fri | 7 & 9:30pm, Prithvi | Shirley Valentine | A women who, when she finds her family life in total disarray, decides to run away to Greece to find herself. |
| 31, Sat | |||
| 7 & 9pm, Prithvi | The Vagina Monologues | This play was written after interviewing 200 women from all over the world. |
* Sathaye College Auditorium - Dixit Road, Vile Parle (e)
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: www.bookmyshow.com