Parents say the darndest things!

Termed as viciously hilarious, God of Carnage, an acclaimed play written by Yasmina Reza will be staged by QTP (Q Theatre Productions) in the national Capital on July 25 and 26. This is the third play which will be performed as a part of the Aadyam initiative in the city.

Directed by Nadir Khan, the story is about an altercation between two children at a playground, which ends up with one of the two getting injured which results in their respective parents meeting in order to discuss the matter. As the evening progresses, the usual rules that apply to social engagement are slowly forgotten and the gloves come off!

The director said, “I consider myself lucky that I got a chance to watch the West End version of the play when it first came out.” He loved the text and thought it interesting enough to direct the play one day. He added, “I think it’s quite brilliantly written, has a vicious sense of humour that I love and is quite relevant to the world we live in today. It’s basically about two sets of parents meeting to discuss what should be done after their respective children have had a playground fight. What follows from that point on is, I think, a very interesting lens on the society we live in and how the accepted ‘rules’ of social interaction and engagement often subdue how we’d actually like to behave.”

The director however assures that the experience will be unique without meandering too far from Reza’s intentions and that he is aware of the previous versions of the social satire. 

He says, “As it is with any production, your identity, where you come from and how you view the world will have a very strong effect on anything you do. What is happening around us right now is not far removed from what was happening when the play was written and performed. In fact, to me, now things are much worse. The wonderful thing is that this script still manages to be a very poignant examination of the here and now, even today.”

The starcast includes Shernaz Patel, Anu Menon, Sohrab Ardeshir, Zafar Karachiwala.

The Aadyam initiative has also staged Masque Theatres’ The Merchant of Venice, Rage’s The Siddhus of Upper Juhu, Arpana Theatre’s Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, AKVarious’ The Hound of the Baskervilles and QTP’s The God of Carnage. QTP has also produced the critically acclaimed So Many Socks, the laugh riot The President is Coming, the long-running Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace and the successful A Peasant of El Salvador. 

So go grab a seat and enjoy the show!