Shikaar is a light-hearted and spooky play based In a city inhabited by both, human and other worldly beings, where a group of ‘chudails’ meet up in an old abandoned bungalow to celebrate a very special occasion. In one of the oldest Chudail Gharanas, a celebration is underway. It's Dyana's birthday and the family is getting ready to celebrate with a very special Shikaar.

Their evening of fun is suddenly interrupted by a government official who brings with him a strange mandate. Afraid to betray their identity, the chudails decide to pacify him by undergoing his training program. Seeds of doubt, accusations, and misinformation are sowed as the witches go on a witch hunt themselves.

This dark comedy show will have the audience in splits, but also very spooked. 

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THE CREW -

🎬Directed by: Sheena Khalid and Puja Sarup

📝Created by: Shubhangi Swarup, Puja Sarup and Sheena Khalid

🎭Performers: Puja Sarup, Priyanka Setia, Rytasha Rathore, Chakori Dwivedi, Shruti Vyas, Saurabh Nayyar and Dheer Hira

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ABOUT THE ARTIST -

About Patchworks Ensemble

The Patchworks Ensemble is a theatre company that strives to create relevant and surprising theatre. Their work is process based, starting with explorations and workshops, from which emerges art that is organic and owned by all the artists and collaborators involved. This process helps create a united spirit and combined ownership of stories for an engaged audience.

The Patchworks Ensemble offers a unique theatre experience which lays importance on the actor’s body and comes alive in the audience’s imagination. They aim to create an environment where artists feel safe to take risks with their work. In their on-going search for both artistic and intellectual collaboration, they are looking for people who share their love for playfulness, spontaneity and their celebration of life in all its simplicities and complexities.