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Neil Simon's Chapter Two - Vishal Verma
Katyayini Presents in association with SLAP on Greasepaint and Culturazzi: Neil Simon’s - Chapter Two (a play in two acts) -Directed by Vishal Verma The Synopsis Act One: The Jigsaw Act Two: Falling into Place
Chapter Two, can be regarded as one of Neil Simon’s greatest triumphs. The American playwright known the world over for his rib tickling comedies, dared to venture into what is rumored to be an autobiographical territory. The play with its extremely engaging storyline, flesh and blood characterizations and smart and crisp dialogues proved Neil Simon’s versatility beyond doubt.
Chapter Two is the story of two people George Schneider and Jennie Malone, who discover each other at the threshold of a new chapter in their respective lives. A case of mistaken identities brings the recently widowed George and the recently divorced Jennie together in a whirlwind romance. A hasty wedding and a disastrous honeymoon opens up several doors to the past, both George and Jennie are too scared to enter. How an individual’s past traps him in his memories and makes it impossible to do that thing we casually call “moving on”. Why we don’t communicate even when we want to, why we hurt especially when we do not want to. These area few questions the play raises and tries to find answers to in its two acts.
Simon however never loses his comic streak through the pages of the script. He creates two delightful characters in Leo Schneider and Faye Medwick. Two restless souls in search of something they have never seen, done or known! The cheekiness and uninhibited sexuality of these two characters keeps the play spiced up and the audiences in splits non-stop… The success of the play lies in its ability to breathe in the same air as you and I. One of those rare plays where one can’t help but smile and say “Yes this has happened to me.”
Venue: India Islamic Cultural Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Date: 6 November 2009 Time: 7:30 pm onwards Tickets are available online at Buzz In Town and at the venue.
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