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BlueOcean Theater
presents

premier staging of their first production

4PLAY

A collection of 4 short plays in English and Gibberish
IT'S OKAY! | PAYASAM | BRIDGE | THE BEAR
based on the works of Anton Chekhov and Jayaprakash Kulur

Enacted by cine and theater artists:
Prakash Bare, Padmapriya, VK Prakash, Ann Augustine and others

@7pm, Feb 18, 2012, at Alliance Francaise, Bangalore

Directed by: Jayaprakash Kulur
Contact: Thulasidhara Kurup - 9916458385, Vandana Prabhu - 7829902128


ITS OKAY!
What can be the turning point in the day of an ordinary man? In this play based on Chekhov's "Death of a Clerk", set in Bangalore's Cubbon Park, our protagonist finds his life taking a turn beyond his wildest imaginations

PAYASAM
Based on Kulur's original play which was adapted in VKP's Kannada film Aidu Ondla Aidu. The play is about a newly wed couple, and how their lack of communication impacts the sweet beginnings of their marital bliss.

BRIDGE
What does a police official do when he finds a citizen doggedly fishing in prohibited waters? Language is no barrier in this comic battle of the official and officiated, of the victim and the victimised, performed in gibberish

THE BEAR
A widow who fancies herself to be inconsolably bereaved pitted against a creditor who fancies himself to play hard-ball if he must to collect his dues. Find out who emerges victorious in this rib-tickling battle of the sexes in Chekovian style.

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