<p>Ever thought that a curse could conjure up images of not just witches and ghosts but also a concoction of a failed romance and comic incursions all thrown in ample proportions? Veena S Rao has managed the unthinkable. The former bureaucrat and author has scripted a fascinating play in four acts based on the sad story of Diana and Charles (Fiona and Quarles).</p>.<p>The Pierrot’s Troupe’s ‘The Tale of Quarles, the Prince who Fails’, an unusual and original satire on the British royal family in Shakespearean verse, promises to give the audience a taste of the famed self-deprecating British humour. It will be presented on June 9 at Dr BR Ambedkar Auditorium at 7 pm.</p>.<p>In her tryst with fiction, Veena, unveils a tale of the curse of Wally Sampson (Wallis Simpson) who never forgave the royal family for denying her due position as queen because she was a divorcee. This factor haunts the play from beginning to end. It ties up previous failed royal romances and follies, with a lot of ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Hamlet’, thrown in with comic effect.</p>.<p>Ask her why she converted the sad story into a play with Shakespearean verse, Veena says she had always been smitten by the glamour of Diana as she became bride of Prince Charles,” says Veena.</p>.<p>The timing of the play too, is so apt as it is being staged soon after the Prince Harry-Meghan Markle fairytale wedding. Veena minced no words in tweeting, “The Wally Sampson curse is over.... a divorcee.....an American... and of mixed race to boot..... entering Buckingham Palace.. Wally can have her last laugh…”</p>.<p>Tom Alter was the original director of the play but due to his sudden demise, his close associate in theatre, Dr Sayeed Alam, took over the director’s mantle from him.</p>.<p>“Delhi audiences were enthralled by the play as Dr Alam had smoothly compressed and meshed it to a duration of 1 hour 45 minutes,” says Veena.</p>.<p>She hopes that Bengalureans too will also enjoy not just the deadpan, sarcastic humour in the play but also find the story gripping.</p>
<p>Ever thought that a curse could conjure up images of not just witches and ghosts but also a concoction of a failed romance and comic incursions all thrown in ample proportions? Veena S Rao has managed the unthinkable. The former bureaucrat and author has scripted a fascinating play in four acts based on the sad story of Diana and Charles (Fiona and Quarles).</p>.<p>The Pierrot’s Troupe’s ‘The Tale of Quarles, the Prince who Fails’, an unusual and original satire on the British royal family in Shakespearean verse, promises to give the audience a taste of the famed self-deprecating British humour. It will be presented on June 9 at Dr BR Ambedkar Auditorium at 7 pm.</p>.<p>In her tryst with fiction, Veena, unveils a tale of the curse of Wally Sampson (Wallis Simpson) who never forgave the royal family for denying her due position as queen because she was a divorcee. This factor haunts the play from beginning to end. It ties up previous failed royal romances and follies, with a lot of ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Hamlet’, thrown in with comic effect.</p>.<p>Ask her why she converted the sad story into a play with Shakespearean verse, Veena says she had always been smitten by the glamour of Diana as she became bride of Prince Charles,” says Veena.</p>.<p>The timing of the play too, is so apt as it is being staged soon after the Prince Harry-Meghan Markle fairytale wedding. Veena minced no words in tweeting, “The Wally Sampson curse is over.... a divorcee.....an American... and of mixed race to boot..... entering Buckingham Palace.. Wally can have her last laugh…”</p>.<p>Tom Alter was the original director of the play but due to his sudden demise, his close associate in theatre, Dr Sayeed Alam, took over the director’s mantle from him.</p>.<p>“Delhi audiences were enthralled by the play as Dr Alam had smoothly compressed and meshed it to a duration of 1 hour 45 minutes,” says Veena.</p>.<p>She hopes that Bengalureans too will also enjoy not just the deadpan, sarcastic humour in the play but also find the story gripping.</p>
