<p>Members of Gnatak will present ‘The Leader’ and ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’, directed by Michael Joseph, on February 20 and 21, 7.30 pm, at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield. <br /><br />This is being held as part of the ‘Deccan Herald Theatre Festival’.<br /><br />‘The Leader’, originally a satire by Eugene Ionesco, is on mass adulation of political leaders. It includes a group of people who await the leader and excitedly laud his most mundane actions.<br /><br />‘The Leader’ finally arrives and he is not what they expect him to be. Through the use of character ‘The Leader’ highlights the absurdist and existential themes of non-personalisation and loss of identity. <br /><br />‘Krapp’s Last Tape’, a work by Samuel Beckett, has Krapp, a 69-year-old who reviews the year gone by and records his reflections on an old spool tape. <br /><br />Krapp is unable to bear the present reality and submerges himself in his past. Through this play, Beckett paints a portrait of impotent desire by capturing the futility of Krapp. <br /><br />The tickets for the plays are available at the ‘Deccan Herald’ office, MG Road between 10 am and 5 pm, and also on www.bookmyshow.com. <br /><br />For details, log on to http://www.deccanherald.com /events/dhtheatre</p>
<p>Members of Gnatak will present ‘The Leader’ and ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’, directed by Michael Joseph, on February 20 and 21, 7.30 pm, at Jagriti Theatre, Whitefield. <br /><br />This is being held as part of the ‘Deccan Herald Theatre Festival’.<br /><br />‘The Leader’, originally a satire by Eugene Ionesco, is on mass adulation of political leaders. It includes a group of people who await the leader and excitedly laud his most mundane actions.<br /><br />‘The Leader’ finally arrives and he is not what they expect him to be. Through the use of character ‘The Leader’ highlights the absurdist and existential themes of non-personalisation and loss of identity. <br /><br />‘Krapp’s Last Tape’, a work by Samuel Beckett, has Krapp, a 69-year-old who reviews the year gone by and records his reflections on an old spool tape. <br /><br />Krapp is unable to bear the present reality and submerges himself in his past. Through this play, Beckett paints a portrait of impotent desire by capturing the futility of Krapp. <br /><br />The tickets for the plays are available at the ‘Deccan Herald’ office, MG Road between 10 am and 5 pm, and also on www.bookmyshow.com. <br /><br />For details, log on to http://www.deccanherald.com /events/dhtheatre</p>
