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Mar
18

A Funny Thing Called LIFE – Tahatto’s latest Production

I forget many things: roads, names, enemies, passwords, revenge, bad jokes and so on but I never forget a good story.

I love listening to stories. While I love all kinds of good stories, I feel the funny ones in particular come with a unique advantage. You can share them with most people in most situations and spread the happiness. And I certainly love people who have a gift of narrating these stories most animatedly. Have you ever seen actors telling you their stories? See what I mean?

(Psst Psst… ;-\ all this sweet talk is actually one big strategy. A strategy called “A funny thing called LIFE” which incidentally is also the name of our second production.) So, here is what we thought. To tell you all fun stories. Some in a lighter vein, some in an Aww mode and some ROFALOL sorts. I am told the floor at Kyra is quite sturdy and well maintained so no worries. Fall and roll all you want but don’t hurt your neighbors please. :-) . We don’t want any head on collisions. Ahem ! Btw, if you are a naughty kind, you should know what you have to do by now. Hehe. You Devil ! You *are* already thinking ! Ah ! I don’t believe this. I was just “joking”.

Anyway, so like I was saying, this Sunday, you will have us presenting to you 5 skits. Yes, you read it right. You will watch FIVE stories in the form of skits.

Where is all this bad breath coming from suddenly?

Hey ! You ! – in the fluorescent lemon and orange top! Close your Jaw now, please. I understand it is a pleasant surprise but not a grave shock. Thank you.

Damn! These open jaws made me forget something very important that I *had* to say. Umm… Err… Oh yes ! I remember now ! An important announcement: if you have a funny story worth sharing, write to us and it is possible that it may be our next skit ! What’s more, the world will know what an idiot you have been….Oops ! I mean, what an idiot the other person who made the story funny for you has been… I mean, c’mon ! don’t worry, we won’t take your or others’ names (unless you want us to). We will generously take the credit of being stupid and funny and spread the joy! Howzzat?

So, get ready to join the joy ride on:

21 March. 8:30pm. Kyra. Bangalore. Tickets: +91 9901091091

Life is calling. Be there.

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Dec
16

“Serious minds at peace” behind “A Funny Thing called War”.

Fun people are working seriously to put together their *t-h-i-r-d* production of “A Funny Thing Called War”.

“This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. . . There is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance or death.”

Don’t give me that look. Ofcourse, I did not come up with that line. That’s Sire William Shakespeare for you.

Now here is a chance for me to boast that the cast and crew of Tahatto has grown quite a bit beyond famous quotes, numerology, luck, speculation and all that. The play has won many hearts and has only gotten better. Thanks to all those who came to see the play and also gave us valuable feedback.

We are not as nervous as we were at our first production but the butterflies in the stomach don’t go away that fast and start fluttering everytime we near a production. That ‘feeling’ kind of has begun to show its traces. It feels sweeter though. :-)

While I am the most absent-minded and lost of the Tahatto lot (It could be a compliment, for long I thought! Wow – that rhymes!); the entire crew is all more »

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Oct
12

Thank You ! :-*

History shall mark this day. With great effort, I have decided to stray from “Gossiping”. Oh ! Don’t be so sad. I thought you knew me a little. This resolution will last “only” until mid-night today. The Gossip Column can never die. Trust me. C’mon now, s-m-i-l-e ! Great! That’s like a true gossip follower.

This post is just a short note to say “Thank You”.

Thanks to all the wonderful (and wise) people who considered us and made it to our first show on 10th Oct. You were not only considerate but open to laughter. Imagine having an audience too critical with their own lives or us or conscious of developing laugh lines or acknowledging humor only within them or simply too rigid to happiness or a good laugh.

You were just the opposite: Open. Human. Appreciative. Happy.

You all were a dream audience!

Like ghosts in darkness and peeping from the little corners of backstage, we were watching your lit faces and reactions all the time. We hugged each other at your first smile. We jumped in merry on your first big laughter. You all smiled, chuckled and more »

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Oct
08

See you. :)

I meant to comment something funny on Vaisakh’s post below but oflate I have not been able to handle humour too well for it is thrown back at me in huge groups. (LOL). So, I will only continue to Gossip with you and release my eternal wit.

So, permit me to unveil those little secrets for your Gossiping pleasure :

Secret 1:

I love Vaisakh alias Mul-chetta. There is an important reason for that. He belongs to the Donald Duck family. Relax. Relax. Relax. He is the only ‘human’ nephew of Mr. Donald. His secret name is Vui. You must listen to all those sweet funny sounds he makes and you will swear by what I just said. How I love those sounds. They can melt you. Let alone theatre, can be a great hit at Walt Disney !

Secret 2:

There is a factual correction in Vaisakh’s Post : The only person whose leg gets ever pulled is “me”. Rest of them pull each others’ legs – literally. See, that even rhymes !. What more proof do you want, Poets !

Secret 3:

I am really short of time and I must leave you with some food for thought. You know the breaking news: We are only a day away from our first production – “A Funny Thing Called War”

BUT

Do you know the Top 3 reasons why you should come to watch us this Saturday?

No? (Whaaat? !)

Read on then.

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Jul
08

Welcome to the ‘Gossip’ column of Tahatto

A blog dedicated to Theatre! Is it not partly living a wish? I am so glad that Tahatto is born.

Since a nice maiden script is out, I now feel permitted to place my ramblings in the lap of this blog. YAY!

So, let’s gossip !

The cast of AFTCW was to meet up last evening at 20:00hrs sharp. And guess who amongst all made it on time? Ofcourse ‘Me’ ! Pat, pat. Oh, thanks for the standing applause. You may now park your tushies on your respective seats again and remain alert to what I have to say next. Thank you.

Soon thereafter, Vijay arrived. I noticed that Vijay – the hero of AFTCW had a new hair-cut. Note the emphasis. But why? Now that calls for serious speculation and my first Gossip give-away to you. We chatted for a while and laughed at some incidents; the origins of which lay in the theatre fraternity. We also attempted to figure out why some actors can’t help projecting pendulumic head movements on stage ! more »

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