A comedy about marriage

As part of the Deccan Herald Theatre Festival, ‘Play Pen’ will stage ‘Marry Go Round’ at Chowdiah Memorial Hall on February 28, at 7.30 pm. This is a hilarious comedy about arranged marriages, multi-cultural identities and the generation gap.

     It is set in Hyderabad, but will find relevance anywhere in India. Written in a refreshingly original style, ‘Marry Go Round’ is one quaint combination of today’s merrily irreverent humour and a staid Hyderabadi milieu with its Nawabi hangover from grandiose times long past. The play is directed by Ashish Sen and written by Sadiqa Peerbhoy.

It will also be staged at Jagriti on March 5 and 6 at 7.30 pm and Ranga Shankara on March 10 at 7.30 pm. On February 27, ‘Centre for Film and Drama’ will stage ‘In Such a State’ at Jagriti at 7.30 pm. It is based on Dr UR Ananthamurthy’s novel ‘Avasthe’.

Tickets are available at Deccan Herald, MG Road, between 10 am to 5 pm. For more information, call 25880147/ 25880141. Tickets are priced at Rs 500, Rs 300 and Rs 100 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Rs 300 at Ranga Shankara and Jagriti.