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Informationen zum Autor Mahesh Elkunchwar is an acclaimed playwright, actor, and screenwriter. He is also well-known for his theoretical writings and critical works. Shanta Gokhale is a freelance writer. She was formerly Arts Editor with The Times of India Mumbai. Supantha Bhattacharya is Professor, Department of English, Hislop College, Nagpur. Samik Bandyopadhyay is a well-known theatre critic. Klappentext This volume brings together six well-known plays-'Garbo', 'Desire in the Rocks', 'Old Stone Mansion', 'Reflection', 'Sonata', and 'An Actor Exits'-by acclaimed Marathi playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar. The volume also includes an insightful introduction by well-known theatre critic Samik Bandyopadhyay, personal notes on theatre by Elkunchwar, production histories of the plays, and rare performance photographs. Zusammenfassung Mahesh Elkunchwar has written and produced some of the most influential and progressive plays of post-Independence India, and is part of the trinity, with Vijay Tendulkar and Satish Alekar, that has shaped modern Marathi theatre. This volume brings together six acclaimed plays-'Garbo', 'Desire in the Rocks (Vasanakand), 'Old Stone Mansion' (Wada Chirebandi), 'Reflection' (Pratibimb), 'Sonata', and 'An Actor Exits' (Eka Natacha Mrityu)-written by Elkunchwar. Elkunchwar's plays, with their wide-ranging themes-the passage of time and mortality, identity and sexuality, religious tension and gender issues, human bonding and alienation-focus on human relationships and personal and moral choices which are the classic concerns of all great works of literature. Along with a comprehensive introduction by noted theatre critic Samik Bandyopadhyay, this volume includes production histories of each play, the playwright's notes on his intense experience with Indian theatre, and a photo section depicting stage performances. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction by Samik Bandyopadhyay GARBO DESIRE IN THE ROCKS / Vasanakand OLD STONE MANSION / Wada Chirebandi REFLECTION / Pratibimb SONATA AN ACTOR EXITS / Eka Natacha Mrityu Appendix I: Production Histories-A Note Appendix II: Notes on Theatre by Mahesh Elkunchwar Notes on Translators ...
