Sonata (play)

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Sonata
Written byMahesh Elkunchwar
Date premiered2001 (2001)
Original languageMarathi
GenreDrama

Sonata is a one-act play by Indian playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar about friendship between three women.

Plot

Sonata is about three single working women, living in Mumbai, a journalist, a teacher of Sanskrit and one employed in a big post in a multinational. They share a life of solidarity and freedom. Not only do they have an aura of sophistication but each of them is also successful at work.

The women aligned themselves with the Woman's movement but 30 years later abandon it and retreat for into their private world of reality and fantasy, opting for the conventional lifestyle of marriage and children.[1]

Themes

The play explores loneliness in the lives of women.[2] The three women - Manisha, Dolon and Subhadra represent women who irrespective of their origin, live a western life.

Background and tour

Sonata was written by Mahesh Elkunchwar in 2000.[2] An English translation of the play premiered in 2001.[3] It was directed[4] and produced in English (rather than Marathi) by Amal Allana.[5][6]

Adaptation

Sonata was adapted by

Mita Chowdhury, Leesa Gazi and Farhana Mithu play the three college friends who have settled in London.[7] Friends since their college days, the characters are now middle-aged. A banker, a professor and a journalist by profession, the three are well-settled in their respective careers and are single by choice.[8]

The play was directed by British director

Edinburgh Festival in 2008.[9]

In January 2010,[9] it was also staged at the British Council auditorium in Dhaka and co-produced by Tara Arts, the British Council and International Theatre Institute, Bangladesh.[7]

In 2017, Aparna Sen adapted the play into a Bengali feature film of same name, starring Sen, Shabana Azmi, and Lillete Dubey.[10]

See also

  • British Indian
  • British Bangladeshi

References

  1. ISBN 978-0415306218
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    ISBN 978-0231140324
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  3. ^ "Mahesh Elkunchwar, Indian Theatre Personality". Indianetzone. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ISBN 978-8124117149
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  5. ^ "Other realities". The Hindu. India. 7 March 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2015.[dead link]
  6. ^ Mahesh Elkunchwar and Wada Culture (June 2014). "Redefining the Nation through Translating Bhasha literature: Problems, Perspectives and Prospects" (PDF). Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow. 14 (6). Language in India: 144. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "A "Sonata" for Dhaka". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  8. The Telegraph. Calcutta. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original
    on June 30, 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Sonata (2010) Projects". Tara Arts. 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ^ Rosario, Kennith (21 April 2017). "'Sonata' review: A play pretending to be a film". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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