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This unique upcoming play in Mumbai for children puts a spotlight on loneliness
Updated On: 07 May, 2023 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Nidhi Lodaya
A children’s play puts imagination and interpretation at the forefront while also talking about subjects like loneliness, bullying, and differently-abled children
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The 50-minute-long Hindi play is based on the book The Colour Thief by Stephen Aitken and Sylvia Sikunda
Imagine a world where a rakshas or a giant takes all colour from the world. As adults, we would question this fantasy but children’s play director Shaili Sathyu knows that her audience wouldn’t. Sathyu is a theatre veteran and artistic director of Mumbai’s Gillo Repertory Theatre, an organisation working exclusively for children and young people.
Her new play, titled Rangchor: Ek rakshas ki anokhi kahani, is based on The Colour Thief by Stephen Aitken and Sylvia Sikundar, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat and published by Tulika Books. In the imaginatively constructed story, a grouchy giant decides to scoop all colour out of the world, but a little girl helps the giant see the world in a completely different light.
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