Turn off the Lights, Blue Frog, Review

Moonbeam Factory Theatre put up their play, “Turn off the Lights” on the World Earth Day at Blue Frog, Pune. An invisible computer puts questions to Rohan and Rianca who appear to be last survivors on the planet before the apocalypse. Their response is unsure and full of hypocrisy; representing the human race of the present. The play seemed scientific and apt for the theme of the venue. The voice of the computer created the setting for the whole play, which would have been tad difficult if there was more action. The voice in the play played a greater role than the gestures and it was a simple- cleanly- constructed story. The audience was interested in the performance and the dialogue and the delivery was funny like: “What do you do to save the world? Put polar bear videos on youtube”. “Switch off your mobile phone. State your name and purpose.” The play somehow reminded me of Werner Herzog’s voice in his documentary films. Do watch out for more by Moonbeam Factory Theatre! Cast:Srikanth Pingali, Vaishnavi Giri Ganesh, Divya Mangwani Script &Direction: Divya Mangwani