The play is based on written correspondence, and letters — as the Twentieth Century knew them, at least: written on paper, at a table, in dim and flickering light — span space and time in ways an argument or a joke cannot.
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To verify, just follow the link in the message. Purvaja Sawant. Created: Jun 14, , IST. Comments 0. Pat holds her own. The uncredited set comprises two windows behind which are hidden the necessary props. In front are a table and various chairs. The late director Satyadev Dubey gives the two just enough stage business to stop the play from becoming a wall of words.
The uncredited costumes are two-fold. The two are garbed in formal wear in the first act, which ends with a year old Mrs.
Shah is apparently as active with his Motley Theatre Group as he is with Bollywood movie-making. This did not stop the production from being an absolute charmer. In an age when letter writing was an art.
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