I am ever so glad I made the decision to attend the peformance of 'The Indian Tempest' by the Abhinaya Theatre Village and Kala Academy and the Footbarns Travelling Theatre and Guimaraes, European Capital of Culture. Originally written by William Shakespeare, this production was directe by Paddy Hayter and was produced by Tapas Bhatt and Fabien Granier.
Initially, the play took time to soak up the interests of the audience. However, the capturing performances by the actors who played the roles of Prospero and Ariel, not to forget that of Caliban were enthralling. The backing music which was a fusion of the sitar, harmonium and tabla along with violins and a viola was a very unique and beautiful concept. The lighting lifted the performance to a large extent.
What really blew me away was the way the actors threw their voices so loudly that even we who sat on the last rows of the open air auditorium could hear them very clearly. I have always wondered how actors say their dialogues without microphones and that night I was convinced that what I witnessed on that stage was real theatre!!
The linguistic brilliance of the play lay in the usage of not only English but Malayalam, Sanskrit and French. On the whole, a very enjoyable performance and one really worth attending, especially for a theatre enthusiast like moi!!
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