A September treat for theatre lovers

A packed parking lot at an upscale hotel in

Banjara Hills

was testimony to the anticipation over the presence of Bollywood actor

Avijit Dutt

in the play

The Unspeakable

, staged in the city recently. The solo performance of Avijit as Mog Barua, a culinary expert who minces no words as he rattles off about British colonial ‘looting’, the Bengal famine, discrimination against his community and how his future employer expects him to ‘not let his tongue run away with him’, was laudable. His magnetic stage presence had the audience spellbound. The monologue was followed by Mohammad Ali Baig’s popular play Quli: Dilon ka Shahzaada, a historical love story that narrates the fiery relationship between

Quli Qutub Shah

and Bhagmati. It was followed by a sumptuous high tea with an eclectic spread of continental and Asian fare.