Translated from Sibylle Berg's 'Hund Frau Mann', here a dog narrates the odd behavior between a man and woman who have bound themselves to one another even though neither can stand the other's company. At the very moment they meet, the dog runs up and stays with them because he - like them - has nothing to lose and he - like them - is looking for protection. After a short period of devotion, human nature forces its way to the surface: love becomes possessiveness, and closeness is replaced by mistrust and alienation. But a breakup is out of the question. The couple’s energy-sapping everyday routine binds them together like a taut leash. This all seems very natural to the dog: "We dogs and human beings are alike in many ways. We deal with catastrophes similarly: we accept them."

Language: Hinglish

Duration: 70 minutes

Age Group: 18 and above

Produced by: AllMyTea Productions

Directors: Jitender Singh & Dheer Hira

Writer: Sibylle Berg     

Hindi Translation: Abhinav Grover

Cast: Aarti Aney, Asmit Pathare & Jitender Singh

Assistant Director: Anjor

Music: Kaizad Gherda

Set Design: Sachin Lele

Set Execution: Vinod Garud

Light Design: Vikrant Thakar 

Production Manager: Virginia Rodrigues

Production Assistant: Priyanka Choudhary and Shumaila

This play is Supported by Goethe-Institut, Mumbai, and The Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai

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About the team:

Afsana Theatre is an experimental theatre group in Mumbai founded in 2019. Here we strive to touch upon unexplored literature and share universal stories from different languages and parts of the world. We believe in bringing together people, ideas, and stories, that each is a revelation of character, philosophy, and wisdom, and we are here to know more.

About Harkat:

Harkat is an international boutique arts studio with a passion for film, new media, community art spaces and contemporary art. Based in Mumbai & Berlin, Harkat takes many forms and identities across disciplines & related creative industries. As an alternative performance & arts space, we have hosted more than 150 shows in the past year in the mediums of theatre, film, music, community projects & contemporary art. We support the new, unheard, upcoming, exciting, cutting edge, the political, the forgotten, nostalgic, melancholic, soul stirring, the beautiful & more. And that's what Harkat is. Harkat.