Atul Kumar is bringing Piya Behrupiya to Bangalore once more. “Piya Behrupiya”, a Hindi musical hailed as one of the most entertaining adaptations of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, is coming to Ranga Shankara as a part of its 15th birthday celebrations. There will be five shows of the play. Tickets are available at Ranga Shankara Box Office an bookmyshow. Ranga Shankara’s 15th birthday celebrations is supported by Total Environment Homes. Adapted by Amitosh Nagpal, the play is directed by Atul Kumar with the supremely talented ensemble cast and musicians of The Company Theatre. Music is by Amod Bhatt.
“Piya Behrupiya” was among the 37 plays from 35 countries commissioned by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as a part of its Globe to Globe festival in ’11. A musical extravaganza with an extremely talented ensemble cast and loosely based on the Nautanki style of theatre, the play became an instant hit. After the standing ovations and critical acclaim in Globe, the play has continued its dream run in India and abroad. It has been among the most popular shows in Ranga Shankara. The cast of the play include talented actors like Geetanjali Kulkarni, Mansi Multani, Neha Saraf, Titas Dutta, Sudheer Rikhari, Mantra Mugdha, Saurabh Nayyar, Gagandev Singh Riar and Dhruv Lohumi.
Singing Workshop: The musicians and singers of Piya Behrupiya will conduct a workshop to teach the songs from the play to children aged 8 to 15. These sessions will take place in the Ranga Shankara foyer on Sat and Sun, Feb 15 and 16 at 11 AM. Registrations will be at the venue from 10 AM on Sat, Feb 15. The children will perform a few songs in the Ranga Shankara foyer after the workshops.
Where: Rangashankara, 36/2, 8th Cross Rd, R K Colony, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru.
When: February 14 – 16, 2020, Friday – Feb 14 – 7.30 PM, Saturday & Sunday – February 15 & 16 – 3.30 PM and 7.30PM.
Call: 080 2649 3982.
