THEY TOO HAVE A DREAM TO FLY
clichéd to begin with. The underdog protagonist, the helpless and poor father, the vamp friend and the saviour rich man; the formula has been used and abused since the 1960s and its time we let it go. Moreover, the play was highly under rehearsed.
The occasional comic relief was the saving grace for the play. The dream sequence by the assistant director, or the hilarious audition of a perpetually sad girl called Mayusi, genuinely brought out laughter from the audience.
Since it was a play where the protagonist was speaking through a voice over to the audience, the tech had to be on its toes, but they weren’t. Lip syncing took a serious beating with monologues either starting before the actor was ready or starting late. In plays like these tech runs are extremely important and that is something the Manchurians can probably look at in the next show.
What was wonderful was Snehasheesh’s original background score and music. It sounded extremely professional and was a pleasant surprise when announced that it was original work. Kudos to him for exceptional work.
Goonj did convey a wonderful message to the audience; one that they will definitely remember the next time they face a similar situation. Even though there were execution flaws, Manchurians of Infosys should just look at it like bug ridden code. It is time for a quality check and come out with a bug free production next time, like they have so many times in the past.