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Actor Jacob Rajan as Kutisar, played by Jacob Rajan, makes a shadow puppet of a parrot with his hands in a dark room.

Guru Imparts his Comic Wisdom

The wisdom of the Guru Kutisah is good for what ails you.

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Actor Jacob Rajan stands in a dance pose on a raised set with a tea trolley next to him

Serious Laughter

Indian Ink’s magic formula is triumphantly back on display.

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Actor Jacob Rajan stands looking into a lamp

Many Parts Played By One Gifted Actor

You would be foolish to miss this and take any 10 year-olds and up as well, I’m sure they’d love it too.

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Actor sits in a dentist chair with a square box on his head. the box shows a sky with clouds on it

Dentists Chair: Dark Humour With Teeth

Indian Ink Theatre Company doesn’t rest on its laurels.

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Actor Jacob Rajan stands in a half mask and medical coat. He holds a metal instrument in his hands while wearing pink gloves. Another actor sits in a suit waiting him.

Dentists Chair: Visually Entrancing Work

But this is just a stylistic veneer on a play which provides insights into problems about people – jealousy, fear of the known and unknown and an unnatural belief in God.

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A woman wears a metal head brace that has a cage-like appearance around her teeth, against an eerie dark background.

Dentists Chair: Dare To Confront What You Fear The Most

Technically, The Dentist’s Chair is an impressive mix of organic theatrical devices such as using Smith’s clarinet as the phone ring, through to precise video imagery to show what’s going on inside a patient’s head.

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An Actor in an oversized face mask with a circular nose looks intently at their hands

‘Pickle King’ Sure To Tickle And Make You Think

Certainly none of this would not work without Lewis’s experienced direction, which holds the diverse theatrical elements together so elegantly.

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Actor Jacob Rajan wearing a nose mask and dressed as a bell boy holds a suitcase while facing directly up towards the camera

Pickle Has A Warmth And A Light Touch

Pickle, a play about the things that are worth preserving, is the third in a loose trilogy by inventive New Zealanders Indian Ink.

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Actor wearing a long oversized face mask stands in front of a globe wearing a suit

The Text Is An Engaging Love Story

The Pickle King is billed as the third component of a “loose trilogy”

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Actor Jacob Rajan wearing a nose mask and dressed as a bell boy holds a suitcase while facing directly up towards the camera on the ceiling

Pickle King A Fine Slice Of Immigrant Life

The cast of The Pickle King at the Theatre Royal last night had to take several bows before the appreciative, capacity audience would let them go.

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An Actor in an oversized face mask with a circular nose looks intently at their hands

Multicultural Magic Is A Must-See

Seven years ago, Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis formed The Indian Ink Company to produce Krishnan’s Dairy.

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Actor Jacob Rajan wearing a nose mask and dressed as a bell boy holds a suitcase while facing directly up towards the camera

Raising A Storm With The Help Of Wellington’s Infamous Winds

Not the least of the pleasures of this offering from the Indian Ink company is that the Wellington wind finally gets its star turn.

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