Sutradhar

Third Half Theatre proudly presents its very first original full-length production.

Sutradhar is a play in English inspired by the Natyashastra, Greek Classics, and Japanese Noh. Using techniques that have been around for millennia, Sutradhar presents a classic tale derived from the Indian epic Mahabharata to a modern, multicultural audience.

Sutradhar, an Indian word which literally translates to ‘the one who holds the strings’, implies a mastermind, a puppeteer even—a controller of the fortunes of those influenced, or manipulated. Yet, as the play asks at one point, “aren’t we all at some time both the puppeteer and the marionette?”

Approaching characters from the Mahabharata with a unique, modern perspective—even though the play is set in Indian antiquity—allowed us as a team to contextualize and explore these iconic characters in a new light and with a certain awe.

The team features some of the finest talent from Dubai, all of whom were selected from an open audition. Familiar faces join a fresh crop of young theatre enthusiasts to bring you a labour of love that promises to be a truly unique theatre experience.

Grab your tickets from Platinumlist and make a beeline for The Junction, Al Serkal Avenue on Thursday the 15^th, Friday the 16^th of November 7:30 pm, and Saturday the 17^th of November 2018 at 4:00 and 7:30 pm to support an original production created from scratch right here in Dubai. Early bird tickets and group discounts are available for a limited time only. Tickets also available directly at the venue.

See you there!

Third Half Theatre presents…

Sutradhar

Writer & Director: Sanjeev Dixit

Cast: Ajay Simha, Allinson Aranha, Apoorva Mehra, Ashleigh Adonis, Assyl Yacine, Benjamin Samuel, Chineme Prince, Hamza Merchant, Joshua Johnson, Karan Sharma, Kuv Sharma, Nourah Almaiman, Richa Anand Nigam, Sayed Taifur, Shereen Saif, Xec Mohsin

A kingdom under siege. As the King contemplates surrender, his daughter comes to accept that her betrothal will form part of the terms. When events take a turn for the worse, her brother is left to deal with the consequences. Love and duty are sacrificed to the politics of betrayal, and vengeance.

Auditions for our November Play

Third Half Theatre announces OPEN AUDITIONS for its play in English to be staged at The Junction, Al Serkal Avenue on 15, 16, 17 November 2018.

Audition Details

Working Title	:	Strings
Writer/Director	:	Sanjeev Dixit
Audition Dates	:	Friday 31st August 2018, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday 1st September 2018, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday 2nd September 2018, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Venue	:	Malhaar Centre for Performing Arts 1302, Tiffany Towers, Cluster W, JLT, Dubai
Casting for	:	17 Characters, 5M, 3F, 9 can be played by either M or F. Various ages (+15)

Auditions are open to all nationalities. Please come prepared with a short monologue.

Kindly register here for the auditions. 

Prior registration is not mandatory but will help us organize the auditions better. If you have any further questions, message us on facebook or drop us a line at ThirdHalfTheatre[at]gmail[dot]com.

About the Play:

A kingdom under siege. As the King contemplates surrender, his daughter comes to accept that her betrothal will form part of the terms. When events take a turn for the worse, her brother is left to deal with the consequences. Love and duty are sacrificed to the politics of betrayal, and vengeance.

Inspired by the traditions of Natyashastra (Indian classical theatre treatise), the Greek Classics, and Japanese Noh, the play combines varied elements to convey a timeless story using techniques that have been around for millennia, to a modern audience.

Those familiar with the Director’s earlier works, especially Tréteau and The Tragic Queen, will have an idea of the physicality, movement, and stagecraft involved in this attempt.

Rehearsals are scheduled to start from mid-September for 2-3 sessions a week.

See you at the auditions, all the best!

Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell

Our first full length play in a long, long while traces the life and times of one of the most interesting personalities from 60s and 70s' London.

Jeffrey Bernard wrote the column 'Low Life' for The Spectator magazine, before he was fired that is. He was once approached to write his autobiography, and true to form, he put out an ad asking if anyone could remember what he was doing between 1960 and 1974. Fortunately for him, his friend and cohort Keith Waterhouse remembered enough to pen this play on the great Bohemian who frequented Soho back in the day.

Peppered with anecdotes and characters from his life, the play is at once hilarious and poignant, harking back to a time that was stubbornly not-PC. Often when he couldn’t submit his article before the deadline and no substitute was readily available, his long-suffering magazine would print the one-line apology, ‘Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell’.

 As the poet Elizabeth Smart put it:

"Wilde would have smiled
and been beguiled
and bright enough to know
that you had a better
Muse in tow
than he."

Do join us for this hilarious and heady Journey with JB on 9, 10, 11 August 7:30 p.m. at The Junction, Al Serkal Avenue. Tickets available on Platinumlist and at the venue.

 

Third Half Theatre presents…  

Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
Writer: Keith Waterhouse
Director: Sanjeev Dixit
Cast:Toby Masson, Sarah Potter, Ramya Bala, Greg Lunn, Assyl Yacine

"From that point on, I was never to look... forward."