Pierrot’s Troupe presents
Big B (English Comedy)
October 7 (Sun.), 7.30 p.m. Shri Ram Centre
Story: Munshi Premchand
Script & Direction: Dr. M. Sayeed Alam & Niti Sayeed
Synonymous with some of landmark drama productions, say Ghalib In New Delhi, Maulana Azad, K. L. Saigal, in the recent history of Indian theater, Pierrot’s Troupe brings, this time around BIG B.
‘Big B’???? No, not Mr. Bachchan, it’s Mr. Premchan(d). It’s the English and the dramatic version of the latter’s celebrated Hindi short-story ‘Bade Bhai Saheb’.
The first of its kind …… the first ever in ‘broken English’. Savor it:
“Do not go outside, it is very nighty”. “I am well but my brother is in well”. “Knife without K is like Chaku without Cha, only Ku… Churi without Chu, only Ri..
It’s about two ‘English-educated-Hindi-speaking’ brothers --- the ‘studious’ Kamta Prasad and the ‘sporty’ Samta Prasad. No wonder, the play revolves around History & Hockey, Geography & Gilli Danda and Chemistry & Cricket. And also Rekha Ganit…. Kamta’s favorite … as ‘Rekha’ is his heartthrob and the daughter of ‘Ganit’ teacher. So also Algebra, defined by Samta as “a subject on which even ‘Allah’ has no ‘Jabr’.
In addition…. Well! The rest on Oct 7 only.
Remarks
The audience was treated to a rip-roaring and rib
tickling time – Delhi Times
Humorous, funny and unassumingly witty – India Today
An excellent rendition --- The Hindu
Laughters galore -- Today
A gold mine of laughter –The Statesman
The play promises one more first – the first ever
in broken English – Times Of India (Bangalore)
Fun filled, giving a new meaning to English
--- Sahara Time
It was different this time ….it was humorous
without any farce – The Pioneer
Tickets priced at Rs 500/- Rs. 300/- Rs 200/- & Rs 100/-, available at Shri Ram Centre, Safdar Hashmi Marg from October 5, 2007 (11am to 6 p.m.) and on the show day.
Fortele-booking, Bulk & Corporate booking contact: 9810255291, 9810460366, , 26391075 and pierrotstroupe@yahoo.com
Added by Dr M Sayeed Alam on September 28, 2007