03 Dec 2015, 07:14 am Print
They jumped, delivered the lines with ease and had the audience in splits with a modern adaptation of the play that was directed by Sean Holmes. The actors broke into frequent jigs and on one occasion involved 20 audience, inviting them for a small impromptu performance on the stage.
Theatre has its own set of rules, ones the performers ought to follow but ditching the prevalent norms, the RSC actors used the entire auditorium in their play, performing from several junctions, and jumped up and down the stage much to the amusement of the viewers.
In a month's tour to India, the British theatre company will tour several places in the country, putting up 20 performances and several other workshops across schools and libraries.
They were here in Kolkata as part of the Sabhaghar Theatre Festival.
(Reporting By Sudipto Maity, Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS.)
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