The Fifth Cup is coming to a theatre near you!
It’s been a loooooooooooong time since any of us wrote on here. We haven’t vanished off the face of the earth, and we haven’t been lazing around. The truth is we’ve been busier than ever!
We can now reveal that The Fifth Cup is coming to a theatre near you in Autumn/Winter 2008! Tour dates and venues are going to go up on this website over the weekend.
We started rehearsing again last weekend, it was a brilliant rehearsal and so inspiring to be amongst so many talented and commited people.
Will write more later.
Peace out
Rena Dipti Annobil
September 9th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Saw the show last night at the Theatre Royal in Windsor and really enjoyed it!
September 12th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I saw the show last night and I thought it was giving out the wrong signals showing all the western community how the caste system really works when in todays world it doesnt really exist, how many mixed marriages go on!! I thought the ending of the show was really disapointing as it didnt summarise anything at all it just ended!! not even a statement to say that today this doesnt happen anymore and that people are all treated equally
September 14th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I appreciate your comment and your very welcome to disagree with the message of The Fifth Cup. The play it self is based on a collection of real life experiences, whom my self as one of the writers and Rena Annobil have spent many years researching. This play is an example of the discrimination that some so called ‘Untouchables’ have faced and the ending is sad, that is because in real life caste discrimination continues and sometimes it is up to the individuals to grow thicker skin as Amrit did. You are right on the point that there are many mixed marriages and caste does not affect everyone, but I do argue strongly that what you have seen is real
September 27th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Me and me friends came to see The Fifth Cup last night at The Drum! It was fantastic! I did not expect the show to be what it was! It must have been very difficult to base the play on such a touchy subject, but it was done perfectly. The audience did get a bit defensive, but at least you know at least one good thing that will come out of this is that people will go away and discuss this. Me and my friends had a brilliant discussion over it! lol.
At the end of the day, its only when something is put across harshly, e.g. the refusal of parshad, etc, thats when people will stand up and take notice. Someone in the audience went off on how ‘it doent happen often’, but like the cast said, it did happen! Even if it happened once- it happened!
Hopefully, in the future, we will not see caste as how it is seen today. Its all about equality and diversity! xxx
September 29th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Thank you Sandip Ji for your message, yes the show was fab and though we had some backlash the important thing is that we highlighted the fact that yes once prashad was refused and it DID happen whether it only happned once it did and if we ignore this we are brushing the matter under the carpet and we are not prepared to do that anymore. We are a voice for people and I am sure this refusal of prashad happens elsewhere but its just ignored.
Its not just about fighting catse discrmination its about promoting equality, no one is higher or lower than anyone.