Bedtime Story
Theatre
June 4 - 6, 2015
Riverside Theatre, cnr of Church St and Market St
Parramatta, NSW
Website: http://riversideparramatta.com.au/show/bedtime-story
Description
An engaging plot based on ancient epic mixed with humour and a parallel storyline.Bedtime Story is based on the Indian Epic, the Mahabharata. Set in ancient India the Mahabharata tells a story about the deadly enmity between two royal families, the Kauravas and the Pandavas who were cousins. While the Pandavas were India’s greatest warrior heroes, their side was favoured and supported by Lord Krishna; the presiding deity of the Mahabharata and India’s most human and beloved God. Each of the acts of Bedtime Story is based on well-known episodes from the Mahabharata.
While the Mahabharata is an ancient epic, the parallel storyline forces the audience to consider the relevance of the ancient episodes of the Mahabharata juxtaposed with the more modern turbulent events around the world. Bedtime Story draws parallels to the Cuban crisis, the Vietnam War, the state of emergency in India and various other politically motivated actions camouflaged as nationalism.
Bedtime Story by Kiran Nagarkar
Directed by Joyraj Bhattacharjee
Produced by Nautanki Theatre
Riverside Theatre, Parramatta
4th – 6th June 2015
THU & FRI 8 PM
SAT 3 PM
Tickets $35 / $30 conc & student
Bookings: 02-8839 3399 or online at
www.riversideparramatta.com.au