“By and large we have stuck to the original script,” he said. Though this play has been staged to limited audience as part of the theatre studies in the past in Kerala, it could be the first time it is being staged to a public audience,” Balakrishnan said, adding that they had introduced some improvisations in the Malayalam version to weave in some local flavour to it. This is one of the powerful plays made ever in India on the issue. “Same sex love is not very uncommon in India, though not many speak about it. The Malayalam version was staged at the Sangeetha Nataka Academy’s Regional Theatre under the banner Fire Theatre Family with noted theatre activist T V Balakrishnan as director. Dattani’s plays have articulated fundamental issues like gender bias, sexuality, and religious discords. The play, which seeks to articulate the inner complexities in the lives of a marginalized section in Indian society, takes the audience through the intricacies of partnership, trust, and betrayal among the people with gay sexual orientation. The play, authored by Indian English playwright Mahesh Dattani, is considered a pioneering theatre script in India focused on homosexuality. Thrissur: The Malayalam version of the play ‘On a Muggy Night in Mumbai’, which deals with the multiple aspects of same-sex relationships and love, was staged here on Saturday.
