February 10-26, 2012
A bright young man, holding his resume close, waits nervously at the reception of one of the country’s largest corporations. Minutes later he is called in for his job interview. But nothing he learnt in college, university or his last few jobs has prepared him for what comes next. But he’s keen to make it through this. After all, it is a job to die for.
Winner of 4 Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards, The Interview is hailed “a tightly-packed action comedy” with “brilliant contemporary writing”.
‘An action packed dark comedy and a hilariously strange turn of events, ‘The Interview’ makes for a really fun watch.’ – The Script
Playwright: Siddharth Kumar | Director: Akarsh Khurana | Company: Akvarious Productions
Candidate #1: Karan Pandit | Secretary: Prerna Chawla / Amrita Puri | Interviewer: Kashin Shetty| Keith: Adhir Bhat / Siddharth Kumar / Tariq Vasudeva | Candidate #2: Adhaar Khurana / Siddharth Kumar
Stage Design, Light Design, Costumes: Akarsh Khurana
Not suitable for persons below 16 years of age.
It isn’t often that a director knows he must direct a script even before he has reached it’s end. And its even more improbable, that in such a scenario, the writer of that script is a close friend of the besotted director. The Interview is an example of this anomaly. Add a handful of immensely talented and perceptive actors to some brilliant contemporary writing, and you have a play with a charmed life. The Interview went on to become the darling of theatre festivals, a big winner (and jinx breaker) at META, and regaled audiences in Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Muscat and of course, Bangalore, which is where a dark comedy about the corporate world rightfully belongs. And as luck would have it, this little production has now managed to find a place in the first ever theatre season (every theatre professional’s dream) at Jagriti. Or in India for that matter. Naturally, we’re all eagerly looking forward to this ‘dream run’.
- Akarsh Khurana, Director
Winner of 4 Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards – Best Play, Actor, Supporting Actor and Stage Design
Selected for the Hot Ink festival of new plays at the Lark, New York
“The writer and director deftly add on layers of humour, the balance of power shifts suddenly between characters, the audience is constantly kept in a stage of surprise…” Bombay Times
“Smoothly orchestrated… the script is tighter than last year’s budget… it holds on to its secrets and ends up being an office play without clichés… Don’t miss this.” Time Out
“Hilarious… brilliant contemporary writing….” Pioneer
“A well written script… an excellent stage design….” Asian Age
“A tightly packed action comedy” Bangalore Mirror
“Fast paced, action packed… smart writing… brims with dark humour… more than just a highly entertaining, laugh a minute comedy… a slice of reality… young and contemporary, very here-and-now, and yes, very, very funny” The Hindu
