Monday, March 8, 2010

Blue Mug

I saw this play on Saturday - "Blue Mug". Starring Konkona, Ranvir, Vinay Pathak, Rajat Sharma and couple of others. The first three are superb and your really get to see them in their elements on stage.

Throughout the play and even at the end, you will wonder what is this play all about - there is no single answer. My take is that the play is about the collection of our memories - right from childhood - some pleasant, some innocent, some fearful - and how we look upon them today.
And then there is the aspect of what would happen if we didn't have any memories.

We have seen Rajat Kapoor's work of having plots that don't follow a sequential narration. Some might think that is his style, I personally think that is his limitation - that he cannot "tell" a good story. He seems to leave the pieces lying around - after all it takes some effort to weave those pieces together.

Humor and punch lines keep you interested throughout the no-interval 75 minutes. It isn't a comedy play though - Do watch it - It will give your brains a nice work out

Ciao