Yesterday, 16th of July, is forever etched in my memory as the day I got so close becoming a zombie.
It all began pretty normally though. Evam were putting on their hugely popular Monthy Python adaptation, their only show, in the Music Academy. And being a fan of Evam’s plays, I went.

Now, a little bit about theatre tradition in Chennai, nee Madras. This is where I am going to get all newspaper-y on you, so bear with me please. It makes it easier to dole out facts in this tone of voice.

~ahem~

The Tamil people have a strong tradition of performing arts. Temples and palaces were centres for dance performances, concerts, recitals and poetry contests. Vaudeville too was very common. Street theatre was a very popular medium of communication in the Tamil country, with both political and religious messages spread through performances on makeshift stages in heavily populated, congested areas.

English language theatre in Chennai can probably be traced to the birth of the Madras Players, who started off reading plays at the British Council.
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