Ten Lockdown Monologues, 1 show in English and Hindi

The lockdown has affected us in different ways – introspective, illuminating, irritating, igniting, isolating. Needless to say, we’ll never be the same again.

Nine playwrights write of their experiences, their perspectives, of the 150 days of solitude, if not physically, certainly in the mind.

The ten monologues vary from the hilarious to the heartwarming, from eureka moments to experiential thoughts. From conversations to unseen companions to stream of consciousness bursts of solo thought. 

THE MONOLOGUES

CHAMGAADAD KA INTEQAAM (Hindi)

Written & performed by Raghav Dutt; directed by Sukant Goel

As Lockdown 1.0 begins, forced to stay back in the madarsa, a young, wayward boy finds his own way to battle both the pandemic and his fear.

BRAND NEW WORLD (English)

Written by Adhir Bhat; directed by Q; performed by Veronica Gautam

A hospital intern tries to explain the meaning of lockdown to a patient just out of a coma.

I'M LOBO LOBO, MEN (English)

Written by Rahul da Cunha, directed by Nadir Khan, performed by Joy Fernandes

A satellite cable repair guy visits the home of a very fussy, CoVid- paranoid couple during lockdown, with hilarious consequences.

RAASHAN (Hindi)

Written by Abhishek Majumdar; directed by Anand Tiwari; performed by Rajit Kapur

An upper middle-class man visits the slum in his area to borrow alcohol from his friend. The piece deals with the relative value of hunger, thirst and poetry.

AAWAAZEIN (Hindi)

Written by Purva Naresh; directed by Rajit Kapur; performed by Seema Biswas

A concerned mother tries to reach out to her daughter in a big city.

DUDE, WHERE'S MY AVOCADO? (English)

Written by Akarsh Khurana; directed by Shikha Talsania; performed by Neil Bhoopalam

An isolated hipster rethinks his life choices and his diet plan.

HAAN NANDUBHAI (English)

Written by Rahul da Cunha; directed by Gurleen Judge; performed by Aahana Kumra

A young actress, trapped inside her Goregaon flat feels the effects of the lockdown, her lack of starring roles and pangs of loneliness.

MIDDLE CLASS (Hindi)

Written & performed by Hussain Dalal; directed by Akarsh Khurana

A Corona warrior shares his experience as a compounder in a quarantine centre and the friendships he made there that changed his life. 

LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR (English)

Written & performed by Anu Menon; directed by Nadir Khan

A single, working woman opens her windows and finds friendship, freedom and fresh air.

HAWALDAR HAWA SINGH HAAZIR HAI! (Hindi)

Written by Ashok Mishra; directed by Rajit Kapur; performed by Gagan Dev Riar

An exasperated Hawaldar tries hard to convince people to stay at home.

Creative Producer: Shernaz Patel

Technical Consultant: Arghya Lahiri

Editor: Rachit Khetan

Re-Recording Engineer & Music Supervisor: Varrunn Bangera

A Rage Production

Rage’s journey started in 1992 with Are there Tigers in the Congo? Over the next 27years, the Rage trio has produced some of India’s more memorable productions including the popular Twelve Angry Jurors and The Siddhus of Upper Juhu (both for Aadyam); the long-running Love Letters, Class of ’84 and Pune Highway; the path-breaking I’m Not Bajirao; the monologue series One On One; Girish Karnad’s Flowers bringing together some of India’s greatest talent and Mahua, Naqqaash, Djinns of Eidgah and Hard Places promoting new Indian playwrights. Their other noteworthy plays include Mosambi Narangi, The Glass Menagerie, Iron, Me, Kash & Cruise, Anand Express, Jesus Christ Superstar and Chaos Theory.

Rage has not only regaled audiences in every corner of India, but also in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, UAE, UK and the USA.