Inspired from Shakespeare's King Lear, Nothing Like Lear is an interesting play directed by the very talented Rajat Kapoor.
Enacted by Vinay Pathak who plays the part of a depressed clown who complains about his daughter leaving him for this material world and it's daily calling. He jokes and cries about other issues like ageing, today's modern family problems and suddenly in a second he brilliantly captures the audience in a series of dark moments by reciting scripts from Shakespeare's King Lear. The transformation of Vinay Pathak from clowning with the audience to educating them about real theater is beyond fascinating. A true actor.
My personal opinion: I'm not a big fan of clowns they frighten me since childhood. Even though I did go see another brilliant play 'C for Clown' again by Rajat Kapoor with Vinay Pathak acting as one of the clowns; Nothing Like Lear got me laughing, thinking, serious, laughing, jaw dropping, laughing, serious and applauding in the end.
Huge props to Vinay Pathak for doing a solo act for almost 2 hours, no breaks/interval, with no chair to sit on, with a sip or 2 of water and engaging the audience with his one of this kind acting.
Genre: English / Gibberish
My rating : 3/5
Venue : Prithvi Theatre
Enacted by Vinay Pathak who plays the part of a depressed clown who complains about his daughter leaving him for this material world and it's daily calling. He jokes and cries about other issues like ageing, today's modern family problems and suddenly in a second he brilliantly captures the audience in a series of dark moments by reciting scripts from Shakespeare's King Lear. The transformation of Vinay Pathak from clowning with the audience to educating them about real theater is beyond fascinating. A true actor.
My personal opinion: I'm not a big fan of clowns they frighten me since childhood. Even though I did go see another brilliant play 'C for Clown' again by Rajat Kapoor with Vinay Pathak acting as one of the clowns; Nothing Like Lear got me laughing, thinking, serious, laughing, jaw dropping, laughing, serious and applauding in the end.
Huge props to Vinay Pathak for doing a solo act for almost 2 hours, no breaks/interval, with no chair to sit on, with a sip or 2 of water and engaging the audience with his one of this kind acting.
Genre: English / Gibberish
My rating : 3/5
Venue : Prithvi Theatre
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