The 2014 edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, between 30th October and 2nd November, 2014, brings to you an invigorating line-up of exciting and culturally enriched plays and performances from across the globe. Bustling with fresh talent and seasoned stars, the festival with every performance promises to deliver a dose of extraordinary! Taking place at the National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point, and, for the first time, at Prithvi Theatre and The Easel in Juhu, Tata Literature Live, is sure to mesmerise adults and children of all ages!
Schedule and highlights of the plays and performances:
• The Tricky Part
One of the most heralded one-man plays in recent memory, it tells the true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience. Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man, a counsellor he met at a Catholic boys’ camp. Now 42, and an established New York actor, he has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and always surprising journey throughout the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass
Date: Thursday, October 30th
Time: 5pm – 6pm
Venue: Experimental Theatre, NCPA (Nariman Point)
Date: Saturday, November 1st
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: Prithvi Theatre (Juhu)
• Ghazalaw
A collaboration between a Welsh musician and an Indian Ghazal singer. A musical evening of soulful melody resonating in the beautiful Sunken Garden, accompanied with a large harp
Date: Thursday, October 30th
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Sunken Garden, NCPA (Nariman Point)
• All The Rage
This soulful one-man act will lead you into thought-and-emotion-stirring territory that you don’t often visit at the theatre. Martin wondered for most of his adult life about anger. Surely he should have more rage about the crime he experienced as a boy, shouldn’t he? Everyone thinks so. The question haunts him and sends him on a quest from west of the Rockies to south of Johannesburg. Jumping from dream to memory to fact he finds himself in an electric encounter with his fuming stepmother, lost in Africa with a guide who can’t read maps, and in a room translating the details of an asylum seeker’s torture. With equal parts honesty and entertainment, All The Rage attempts to solve an ancient human riddle: How is it that one moment we might reach out in compassion and the next…kill?
Date: Friday, October 31st
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Venue: Experimental Theatre, NCPA (Nariman Point)
Date: Sunday, November 2nd
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Venue: Prithvi Theatre (Juhu)
• Tall Tales
A collection of short stories told by everyday people. A wonderful event, where the words take centre stage.
Date: Friday, October 31st
Time: 5pm-6pm
Venue: Little Theatre, NCPA (Nariman Point)
• Katha Gyan
Attend and be enchanted by some of the oldest folk recitation traditions. Unseen by Mumbai until now, these unique story tellers accompanied by music, puppets, songs and props tell different stories of the Mahabharata. A hark back to India’s oldest traditions of literature…the oral one
Katha Gyan Part 1 & 2: Pabuji Pi Phad&PandoonKeKade
Date: Friday, 31st October
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Sunken Garden, NCPA (Nariman Point)
Katha Gyan Part 3: Pandvaani
Date: Saturday, November 1st
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Sunken Garden, NCPA (Nariman Point)
• Shakespeare in Concert
Accompanied by acclaimed Canadian pianist, Paul Stewart, The Chamber Singers Choir celebrates the songs and words of Shakespeare. Shakespeare has been converted to Opera, Musicals, and even contemporary pieces of music. The singing is interspersed with readings from some of Mumbai’s renowned actors who share the favourite pieces of the greatest ever playwright. All in celebration of the Bard’s 450th birth anniversary
Date: Friday, October 31st
Time: 8pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Tata Theatre, NCPA (Nariman Point)
• Iceland
Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. Told through the eyes of three characters, the play examines the impact of Capitalism and our recent financial crises on vastly different people
Date: Saturday, November 1st
Time: 8pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Tata Theatre, NCPA (Nariman Point)
Date: Sunday, November 2nd
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm & 9pm – 11:30pm (Repeat)
Venue: Prithvi Theatre (Juhu)
• Three Men in Boat
A stage adaptation of Jerome K. Jerome’s classic 1889 British travelogue. Join our three intrepid bachelors Jay, George, and Harris as they spend a disastrous weekend punting up the river Thames. Share their pain as they encounter many nautical hardships. Laugh along with their whisky fueled antics. Gaze in terror as they reach their inevitable tipping point!
Date: Sunday, November 1st
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm & 9pm – 11:30pm
Venue: Prithvi Theatre (Juhu)
Date: Saturday, November2nd
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Sunken Garden, NCPA (Nariman Point)
For more details about Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, please visit:
• The festival website: www.tatalitlive.in
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TataLitLive
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TataLitLive
The festival will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Tata group is the title sponsor of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest. It is also supported by Landmark and Tata Steel.
The festival is conceived by Anil Dharker, the Founder and Festival Director of Literature Live! which organises the festival with the support of the Tata group.
About the Tata group
The Tata group’s core purpose is to improve the quality of life of the communities it serves globally, through long-term stakeholder value creation based on leadership with trust. Founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, the Tata group is a global enterprise headquartered in India, and comprises over 100 operating companies, with operations in more than 100 countries across six continents, exporting products and services to over 150 countries. The revenue of Tata companies, taken together, was $103.27 billion (around Rs624,757 crore) in 2013-14, with 67.2 percent of this coming from businesses outside India. Tata companies employ over 581,470 people worldwide.
Good corporate citizenship is part of the Tata group’s DNA. Sixty six percent of the equity of Tata Sons, the promoter holding company, is held by philanthropic trusts, thereby returning wealth to society. As a result of this unique ownership structure and ethos of serving the community, the Tata name has been respected for more than 140 years and is trusted for its adherence to strong values and business ethics. Each Tata company or enterprise operates independently and has its own board of directors and shareholders, to whom it is answerable. There are 32 publicly-listed Tata enterprises and they have a combined market capitalisation of about $133.56 billion (as on October 16, 2014), and a shareholder base of 3.9 million. Tata companies with significant scale include Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Teleservices, Titan, Tata Communications and Indian Hotels.