‘Mischief’, actor Jacob Rajan has said, and I can well believe it, is his favourite word.
A simple set awaits us: a two-step platform and a black screen behind it.
It is captivating and enthralling, capturing the intricacies of a story that spans decades.
The scene is immediately set with sights of Bengaluru (Bangalore) Train Station
This performance of Guru of Chai – the first act in this year’s Hamilton Arts Festival
Indian Ink’s famed production of Guru of Chai has returned to Wellington’s re-energised Hannah Playhouse, fourteen years after its world premiere.
At the beginning of Guru of Chai, a storyteller chai-wallah (tea-seller) promises the audience that “your problems will be gone; tonight, your loneliness, your emptiness—all gone!”
It’s hard to find things to critique in a show so good, it almost feels like reaching.
Jacob Rajan is a rare talent, an absolute veteran of the stage.
It is a reminder of the power of theatre to connect, inspire and transform. It is a performance that lingers in your heart and mind long after the standing ovation.
By: Madelaine Empson Kutisar is a poor chai-wallah (teaseller) who makes chai down at the bustling Bangalore Central Railway Station. On what starts as an…
Be assured: Guru of Chai will free you from your isolation, your loneliness, your painful urination.
