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Newspatrolling.com :The ongoing second phase of 8th Theatre Olympics in Delhi will conclude with six foreign productions slated for performance over next three days (13th to 15th March 2018).

·         13 March: Medea (Group: Drama School Tower Hall Theatre Foundation, Sri Lanka; Language: Sinhala; Auditorium: LTG; Time: 4:00 P.M.) and Compassion: the History of the Machine Gun (Group: Schaubuhne, Germany; Language: German, French; Auditorium: Abhimanch; Time: 8:30 P.M.)

·         14 March: The Lonely Room (Group: Fool’s Cap Theatre & Hoax Theatre, France; Language: Non-verbal; Auditorium: Shri Ram Centre; Time: 5:30 P.M.) and Jiudo Aakash (Group: DanfeTheatre Group, Nepal; Language: Nepali; Auditorium: Abhimanch; Time: 8:30 P.M.)

·         15 March: La Gioia (Group: Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione & Compagnia Pippo Delbono, Italy; Language: Italian; Auditorium: Kamani; Time: 6:30 P.M.) and Phaedra (Group: Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Bangladesh; Language: Bengali; Auditorium: Abhimanch; Time: 8:30 P.M.)

Today’s Performances

Y: The play tells the story of 20-year-old Palu who makes a radical choice. Directed by Shrirang Godbole and Vibhawari Deshpande, this Marathi play takes a look at political choices and reactions in personal-social situations that turn radical, at times even violent. (LTG; 4:00 P.M.)

Manteswamy Katha Prasanga: A Kannada play by Dr. K. Ramakrishnaiah based on a leading oral epic, is adapted to reflect the contemporary society and problems faced by people in a socio-political scenario and the approach of Manteswamy. (Sri Ram Centre; 5:30 P.M.)

Caligula: Based on Albert Camus’s play, Caligula tells the story of a Roman emperor consumed with self-glorification and twisted pride. Directed by Ashim Das, the play tries to understand and grasp the complexity of our times. (Kamani; 6:30 P.M.)

Tomorrow’s Highlights for performances:

·         Medea (Writer: Euripedes; Director: Saman Zoysa; Group: Drama School Tower Hall Theatre Foundation, Sri Lanka; Language: Sinhala; Duration: 1 Hour 15 Minutes)

·         Electra (Writer: Ratan Kumar Das; Director: Abhijit Dasgupta; Group: Bangla Theatre, Kolkata; Language: Bengali; Duration: 1 Hour 40 Minutes)

·         Compassion: the History of the Machine Gun (Writer & Director: Milo Rau; Group: Schaubuhne, Germany; Language: German, French; Duration: 1 Hour 45 Minutes)