In ‘Aadha Apuro’, familial dysfunction takes centre stage

Kavya Art, in collaboration with Aarohan Gurukul, has adapted Indian playwright Mohan Rakesh’s 1969 play titled ‘Aadhe Adhure.’

The setting is a simple middle-class household. As the lights shine, we are transported to a shabby-looking living room—newspapers and books are in disarray at the table, clothes are carelessly thrown about on the floor, and used teacups sit drying out on the dining table. The mother, Saviriti, is home after a long day at work. And if you’ve ever seen a parent enter a messy home after work, you probably know what’s coming. Her frustrations reach a boiling point and start pouring onto anything in front of her—the mundane objects lying around the room and her husband.