LAGHU
(Meaning: small, short, beautiful)
Solo performances of three women-centric short stories in Hindi/Urdu.
Ismat Chughtai's TIL
A painter of repute, with a reputation to guard, finds the lines between the professional and personal blurring, as he experiences desire and possession.
Krishna Baldev Vaid’s UDAAN
Four married women, who are neighbours and fast friends, spontaneously decide to break away from the drudgery of their daily lives to spend a day doing exactly as they please as they traverse the streets of Delhi, causing many an eyebrow to rise around them.
Manav Kaul's SAPNA
A man reminisces about how his dreams crisscrossed with those of the woman who was the love of his life, till one day, the moment of reckoning arrived. And dreams took flight, not quite to his expectations.
The duration of the show is 90 minutes, including an interval.
Credits
Writers – Ismat Chughtai, Krishna Baldev Vaid, Manav Kaul
Director – Jaimini Pathak
Performers – Ishita Sharma, Girija Oak Godbole, Jaimini Pathak
Lights – Trinetra Tiwari
About Working Title
Working Title was formed in 1999 in Mumbai, and has been at the forefront of bringing new, unperformed scripts to performance onstage. Current productions include MAHADEVBHAI [1892-1942] and LAGHU. In addition to plays for adults, the group has been actively doing plays and workshops for and with children across the country.
Event Venue
Studio Tamaasha: Mumbai, 19, Alpine Primo B Wing JP Road, Andheri (W), Opposite. Navrang Cinema, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400058, India
INR 250
