Mumbai's NCPA theatre and film schedule for March

Its an exciting moment because performers are on stage and the spotlight is now shining in all its splendor Worldclass theatre that entertains challenges and inspires is produced presented and hosted by the NCPA theatre section And there is a fantastic lineup of presentations taking place on the platformTo engage the broadest and most diverse audience possible live and screened events will be combined in a variety of languages to liven up the flexible range of spaces The programming features the very best local national and foreign artists and includes everything from new writing to physical theatre musicals live and streamed broadcasts spoken word classic movies and standup comedyUNERASES WOMENS DAY SPECIALAn NCPAOff Stage PresentationLanguage English HindiDuration 1 hr 40 minsWhen Thursday March 2 8 pmWhere Experimental Theatre NCPAAge 16Tickets Book My ShowAbout the Event This year celebrate Womens Day with some heartwarming poetry and stories by UnErase Poetry They are back with their flagship event the UnErase Womens Day Special celebrating women and breaking gender norms Also they turn 6 So join in for the celebrations From stories of gender to tales of sexuality from poetry that brings us closer together to words that inspire and empower this Womens Day is about the journeyHost Shubham ShyamPerformers Taranjit Kaur Priya Malik Sainee Raj Mallika Dua and Vanika SangtaniMusic By Abhin JoshiCOMEDY FOR COMEDY SAKE WOMEN SLAY WEDNESDAYAn NCPAOff Stage Presentation in collaboration with Comedy LadderLanguage English HindiDuration 1 hr 30 minsWhen Wednesday March 8 700 pmWhere Godrej Dance Theatre NCPAAge 16Tickets Book My ShowAbout the Event Womens day is all about women Comedy ladder and NCPA bring to you Women Slay Wednesday a womens day special with an allwomans lineup thatll give you a live standup comedy experience like no other Its a show where the men pay more because women love discountsHosted by Jeeya SethiComics Radhika Vaz Abira Bath Niv Prakasam Seema Golchha Pavitra Shetty amp Supriya JoshiEVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOURby Sir Tom StoppardAn NCPA Production in collaboration with the Symphony Orchestra of IndiaLanguage An English Play with Actors and OrchestraDuration 65 Mins No intervalAge Limit 6Venue Jamshed Bhabha Theatre NCPAShow DetailsThursday March 9 700 pmFriday March 10 500 pm and 700 pmSaturday March 11 300 pm 500 pm and 700 pmSunday March 12 300 pm 500 pm and 700 pmTickets available on BookMyShowSynopsis A dissident is locked up in an asylum If he accepts that he was ill and has been cured he will be released He refuses Sharing his cell is a genuine schizophrenic who believes himself to be surrounded by an orchestra As the dissidents son begs his father to free himself with a lie Tom Stoppards darkly funny and provocative play asks if denying the truth is a price worth paying for liberty The play premiered in 1977 as a part of Queen Elizabeth IIs Silver Jubilee celebrations This rarely performed masterpiece features a 40 piece orchestra playing live on stageCreditsWritten by Sir Tom StoppardMusic by Andre PrevinDirected by Bruce GuthrieConductor Mikel TomsSet Designer Francis OConnorCostume Designer Pallavi PatelLighting Designer Rick FisherSound Designer Andy CollinsMovement Director Rachel DSouzaMusic Supervisor Matthew ScottTHE CRUCIBLENT Live ScreeningAn NCPA National Theatre Live London PresentationLanguage EnglishDuration 3 HrsWhen Wednesday March 15 600 pmWhere Godrej Dance Theatre NCPATickets Book My ShowAbout the film A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Millers captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty The Crown and Brendan Cowell Yerma Raised to be seen but not heard a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power As a climate of fear vendetta and accusation spreads through the community no one is safe from the trial Lyndsey Turner Hamlet directs this contemporary new staging designed by Tony Awardwinner Es Devlin The Lehman Trilogy from the Olivier stage of the National TheatreREALITY CHECK FROM THE SHADOWSAn NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema CollectiveDocumentary Film ScreeningLanguage English Hindi and Bengali with English subtitlesDuration 70 minutesWhen Thursday March 16 630 pmWhere Little TheatreEntry Admission on a firstcomefirstserved basis The film screenings will be followed by a postfilm discussionAbout The Screening NCPA has revived the Reality Check film series which was started in 2014 to promote and encourage documentary filmmakers in India whose work reflects life and culture in the country today in a provocative blend of creativity and integrityLeena relentlessly sprays silhouettes on public walls tagged missing Hasina accompanies rescued girls rescued across international borders Parallel narratives intersect to reveal a sliver of hope when women challenge a powerful trafficking nexus operating in a country where every 8 minutes a child goes missingThe documentary has been nominated forDocaviv Award IsraelYes Foundations Social Documentary AwardGlobal Film and Media Initiative AwardShortlisted for Breaking Through the Lens Cannes 2022Director Writer and Producer Miriam Chandy MenacherryCoProducer Alita Furniturewala Sheena Matheiken Anand Ramayya Gary Byungseok KAMDOP Ranu GhoshWriter and Impact Producer Triparna BanerjeeEditor Irene Dhar MallikMusic Parvathy BaulASTITVAThe Indian Express Film Club screening in association with NCPA amp NH StudiozLanguage Hindi English SubtitlesDuration 109 minWhen Thursday March 23 630 pmWhere Godrej Dance Theatre NCPAEntry Admission on a firstcomefirstserved basis The film screening will be followed by a discussion with Shubhra Gupta Film Critic The Indian ExpressAbout the movie Astitva is a 2000 drama movie that tackles the basic issue of marital relationships where a pleasant family picture is disturbed when one day Aditi unexpectedly receives a fortune willed to her by her fortune music teacherDirector Mahesh ManjrekarProducers Jhamu Sughand Rahul SughandCast Niki Aneja Walia Tabu Mohnish Bahl Sachin Khedekar Namrata Shirodkar Kishore Nandlaskar Sunil Barve Smita Jaykar Ravindra Mankani Resham Tipnis Sandeep Mehta amp Gulfam KhanPAHLAK FATHERAn NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Tibet Theatre and TIPALanguage Tibetan play with English subtitlesDuration 120 minsWhen Saturday March 25 700 pmWhere Experimental TheatreTickets Book My ShowAbout The Play PahLak Tibetan for Father is originally an English play based on intensive research it is an examination the future of nonviolence The play focuses on the role of Buddhism in the lives of Tibetans and the dichotomy of the resistance movement that has emerged from decades of oppression discrimination and marginalisationThe play is based on intensive research conducted by author and renowned Indian playwright Abhishek Majumdar between 2013 and 2019 in Tibet and in collaboration with the Tibetan community in exile Pahla premiered on 3rd April 2019 at Royal Court Theatre London with support from Reimagine India Arts Council England The Tibetan director and head of the Tibet Theatre Lhakpa Tsering the German theatre director Harry Fuhrmann and Abhishek Majumdar have now realised a new Tibetan production of PahLak with Tibetan artists in 202223 in collaboration with Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts TIPAWritten by Abhishek MajumdarTranslated and Directed by Lhakpa TseringCoDirected by Harry FuhrmannCast Kalsang Dolma Tenzin Yonten Tenzin WangchukYoungkyar DolmaLhakpa TseringTsering Bawa Tenzin Pema Tenzin Lhundup Nyima Dhondup amp Tenzin PassangProduced by Saatvika KantamneniBOMBAY FLOWER MUMBAI PREMIEREAn NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Ideas Unlimited ProductionsLanguage Gujarati playDuration 120 minsWhen Sunday March 26 700 pmWhere Experimental Theatre NCPATickets Book My ShowAbout the Play Bombay Flower is a play dedicated to Parsee theatre It gave birth to modern theatre in India It is an untold story of Ruttie Ratanbai Petit who grew up in an affluent Parsi family and married Mohammed Ali Jinnah Mohammed Ali Jinnah was the most controversial leader of his era The play is relevant today as it attempts to understand why an intelligent sensitive girl from a respectable and privileged background chooses to elope with a man who is much older and from a completely different faith and believes She revolts against her family society and ends up ruining her life It tries to dwell on the elements that make even educated and empowered girls today take such decisionsWritten by Gita ManekDirected by Manoj ShahMusic by Amit BhavsarCast Bhamini Oza Gandhi Vishal Shah Naman Sheth Risabh Kamdar amp Purvi DesaiSHORT FILM CORNER SHORT FILM SCREENINGSAn NCPA Presentation in collaboration with White Wall ScreeningsLanguage Hindi Gujarati with English SubtitlesWhen Wednesday March 29 630 pmWhere Little Theatre NCPAEntry Admission on a firstcomefirstserved basisAcha Hua Aap Time Pe Aa Gaye Hindi film with English Subtitles 11 minsA police inspector finds himself in a fight between two BMC Officials and a girl for not wearing her mask He tries to find the truth from the different versions of the incident narrated by each personDirected by Dharmesh Patel and Arsh Kaur LambaSami SanjDusk Gujarati film with English subtitles 15 minsAppu and Dolly flee an uneventful rather tedious bhajan sandhya to revel in happy companionship forcing their scrutinizing and eventually jealous counterparts to admit their struggle with loneliness at the dusk of their livesDirected by Pratik Rajen KothariDinner Hindi film with English subtitles 20 minAfter facing a tough few months living in isolation Ragini decides to catch up with her friend Divya over dinner What begins as a warm and intimate conversation eventually starts to turn sideways They eventually end their reunion leaving a big question of why they met for dinnerDirected by Prateek SharmaAlso ReadSushant Divgikar Mumbai has shaped me to become the best version of myselfThis story 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