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Sandbox Collective presents Theatreact’s Tragedy of Madbeth
Sandbox Collective presents Theatreact’s Tragedy of Madbeth
| Ticket Price: | ₹ 300 |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Language: | English |
| Duration: | 75 minutes |
| Age: | 14 and above |
| Playwright: | Rupesh Tillu |
| Director: | Rupesh Tillu |
| Cast: | Rupesh Tillu and Kalyan |
| Presented By: | Sandbox Collective |
One man, One throne, One crown, One hilariously tragic experience.
Amidst thunder and lightening, the three witches meet with Beth and Banquo, From there on Beth tries his best to live up to the prophesies with his imaginary friend Banquo. Together they narrate this murderous tale sincerely.
Welcome to a roller coaster ride in the world created by Beth and Banquo. The Tragedy of Madbeth is a highly interactive physical comedy inspired by Shakespeare’s classic. A profound allegory that dissolves the space between observer and performer. The performance is a combination of slapstick, acrobatics, mime, songs and improvisations.
About Playwright:
Playwright: The Tragedy of Madbeth is an comic adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The piece has been devised and performed by Rupesh Tillu who is an actor, director and independent film-maker, born in Mumbai India. He holds MFA in Physical Comedy from The National School of Dramatic Arts, Sweden. He has received several international awards such as Outstanding Artist/Act- Stockholm Fringe Festival 2012, A Special Jury Award- Best of Prague Fringe Festival 2013 and many more. He played the character of Ajay in a feature film Ship of Theseus and was the line producer for the Swedish schedule for the same film, which received several national and international awards He has worked with several theatre companies such as Avikal Theatre Company (India), Urban Theatre Company (Sweden), Teater Slava (Sweden), Bananteatern (Sweden). He has done expeditions with Clowns without Borders to Moldova, Palestine, Israel, India, Jordan and Egypt. He is a part of Drömställe – A clown trio, which toured nationally in all renowned theatres of Sweden in 2013. His vocational training includes one year Physical Theatre at Fhsk Vårdinge By. Professional Clown training with Clowns without Borders Sweden. He has also worked for UNESCO Centre for Peace, Frederick M.D, USA. His debut documentary feature film ‘The Living Gods’ is co-produced by the Swedish National Television which premièred at FIFA, Canada in March 2014. . He is the founder and artistic director of Theatreact.
Director’s Note: We create works of theatre that have a universal appeal.We believe in experimentation and innovation that can challenge the creator as well as theatre as an art form. Theatre that is provocative and can stimulate the imagination and raise questions for its audiences as well as practitioners; Humour is a very essential part of our work and The Tragedy of Madbeth is an extention of that philosophy and work practice.