Womanly Voices

Womanly Voices features three compelling stories dramatised for the stage, showcasing the depth and scope of some of India's finest women writers. Wajeda Tabassum's "Utran" tells the sharply penetrating tale of a subservient woman who reclaims her autonomy and power through an unthinkable act after a lifetime of receiving castoff clothing. Mahasweta Devi's "Shishu" is a riveting and savagely moving story that lays bare the horror of starvation in a village where malnourished people, reduced to pygmies, have only seen rice in their dreams. Gita Mehta's "The Teacher's Story" is a hauntingly poignant narrative about the transformative power of music and how hatred can destroy even the sacred bond between a teacher and a disciple, centred on a music teacher who finds meaning in teaching a blind child.