Going back to Godot: What is Naseeruddin Shah up to?
The thespian is not a man to let the lockdown dampen his spirits, in fact he is already rehearsing his next play, albeit over Zoom calls!
“We shouldn’t wait around for the ideal opportunity, cast, venue or producer. If you have the itch to do theatre then just do it. That’s theatre! All you need is one actor, one text and one audience… . There is no point waiting either for Godot or a Golden Age... If you want to do theatre, just do theatre!” wrote Naseeruddin Shah while penning a year-end essay on his hopes for theatre in 2020.

“Ben (Benjamin Gilani), Akash (Khurana) and I have been rehearsing the play on Zoom! It is very weird... . But it is better than not doing it.”
“Bigger productions will face more of a quandary. For us, who do experimental theatre, we can still put up show in smaller theatre spaces, which will be able to get active sooner”

“Our theatre performances have to get smaller and it is not impossible. One can do poetry readings, story-telling sessions, and even plays...”
“Theatre means a meeting place. The energy that is created during a live performance cannot be created via camera”

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