Hidden in Plain Sight - Version 2.0 Digital Edition
A solo theatre performance by Mallika Prasad
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They say I am the goddess of Utterance in void
Perchance to dream?
The temple bells
Long journey along the winding Gharwal roads
Balcony of Gulmohar
...a bearing. Point of reference.
Please. Don't feed the fish.
About the show
“Here, the city is more than a location; it refers to a cosmopolitan spirit. The first character is an unnamed girl isolated in an apartment, who hasn’t found the energy to make new connections; the second, a girl who has decided to not be consumed by the rat race and is looking to find herself… Then, there’s a middle-aged woman with a glorious past, of which, only memories remain as she’s caught up in a domestic hell. The last character [is a personalised] Mailer Daemon [a feature of email servers] is someone who’s kind of watching over these three women. She knows their private lives and communications, but can’t make a difference to the same…"
"There is no denying the last decade has seen an universal dependence on gadgets and a preference for all things virtual, even to the exclusion of personal relationships. Yet, over the past one year when faced with enforced isolation and only social media for company, people have realised that no man survives as an island. Exploring this dichotomy is Hidden in Plain Sight, a solo theatre performance by Mallika Prasad."