Friends.

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Can their friendship Survive?

Can their friendship Survive?

Can their friendship Survive?

Can their friendship Survive?

Can their friendship Survive?

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RAHUL DA CUNHA

(Producer – RAGE; Writer-Director : Class of 84)

Rahul da Cunha began his theatre career in 1984, directing

Tom Topor's courtroom drama Nuts. In 1991, his production

of Gurcharan Das's Larins Sahib was the first Indian play to

be staged at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival. In 1996, he

Indianised and adapted Herb Gardner's I'm Not Rappaport

calling it I’m Not Bajirao and directed it to over 200

performances. In 2002, he started writing his own plays -

his Class of ‘84 (2003), traces his years at St. Xavier’s

College, his Pune Highway (2004) challenges the bonds of

friendship in a severe crisis and his Me, Kash & Cruise

(2008), reflects on 22 years of a changing Bombay. Anuvab

Pal's Chaos Theory and three pieces from the monologue

evening One On One are his latest directorial ventures.

He is currently writing his first musical, Sing India Sing.

Name : Anahita Uberoi

Recent Theatre (Acting) : Chaos theory, Noises Off, Class of

’84, Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, Going Solo 1, Going

Solo 2, The Glass Menagerie

Recent Theatre (Direction) : Bombay Black, Chiller Room

Recent Film : Everybody Says I’m Fine, Lets Talk, White

Noise, Jism, Paap Holiday.

THE CAST :

St. Xavier’s College

Name : Devika Shahani Punjabi

Recent Theatre : SOS, Romeo & Juliet, Don't Dress for Dinner,

Barefoot in Mumbai, The Legend of Ram, From Devi to Diva,

Betrayal, Blithe Spirit, Trip the Light Fantastic A House of

Correction.

Recent T.V & Film : Swayam ek Ehsaas, Kumkum, Sahradein,

Rishtey, Inteqaam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Turning 30

THE CAST :

St. Xavier’s College

Name : Dipika Roy

Recent Theatre, Radio, TV : Still Single, One Small Day, Hard

Places, Lunch Girls, On a Muggy Night in Mumbai,

Mrichhakatikaa (BBC), Undying City (for Aparna Sen)

Dipika is Managing Director of Banyan Tree Communications, a

media company that she co-founded in 1999.

THE CAST :

St. Xavier’s College

Name : Shernaz Patel

Recent Theatre : Black Bird, Love Letters, Molly Sweeney,

Class of '84

Recent Films : I Am, O Maria Lamha, Guzaarish, Rock Star,

Love, Wrinkle Free, Gandhi Of The Month

THE CAST :

St. Xavier’s College

Name : Sohrab Ardeshir

Recent Theatre : Centre of Gravity, Chaos Theory, Going Solo,

Noises Off, Two Steps Behind

Recent Films : Little Zizou, Love Wrinkle Free, Fanaa,

Mangal Pandey, Socha Na Tha

THE CAST :

St. Xavier’s College

Name : Rituraj

Recent Theatre : On A Muggy Night In Mumbai, Cactus Flower,

Rough Crossing, and Whose Life Is It Anyway

Recent TV - Behenien, Jyoti, Do Saheliyan, Seeta Aur Geeta,

Yeh Dil Ke Rishtey, Banegi Apni Baat, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and

Kstreet Pali Hill

Recent Films : Hum Tum Aur Ghost, Tum Mile

St. Xavier’s College

THE CAST :

Name : Rajit Kapur

Recent Theatre : Flowers, Me Kash & Cruise, Pune Highway,

Class of ’84, Love Letters

Recent Films : Shaitaan, Guzaarish, Monica, Do Paise Ki Doop

Chaar Aane Ki Baarish, Dam 999, Well Done Abba

St. Xavier’s College

THE CAST :

Name : Joy Sengupta

Recent Theatre: Collaborators , If Wishes were Horses

Dance like a Man, Muggy Night in Mumbai, 30 Days in

September, Womanly Voices , Dinner with Friends.

Recent Films : Govind Nihalani’s Haazar Chaurasi ki Ma and

Deham

St. Xavier’s College

THE CAST :

Name : Zafar Karachiwala

Recent Theatre : Chaos Theory, Noises Off, Sammy – The

Journey of the Mahatma, Going Solo, Art, Acid, Beyond Therapy,

The Man of La Mancha (2000), Sammy-The Journey of the

Mahatma

Recent Films : Zakhm, Manasarovar, Chai Pani Etc. Super

Star, A Mighty Heart

St. Xavier’s College

THE CAST :

The Press

“The script reflected the modern Indian

ethos, with all eight characters distilled to

near perfection and easily identifiable as

someone all of us know. This

characterization immediately established a

rapport between the audience and the

players on stage who were able to fling the

sense of fun they were having right across

the room.” -Khaleej Times, Dubai

“Da Cunha’s play is about the intangible tricky

thing called human relationships. There’s a

tight plot with lines that come fast and bang on

time. While the play makes you think a little

and wonder how much you really know your

friends, it certainly doesn’t lose the shining

quality of entertainment that is etched in every

aspect of the production.”-Indian Express,

Chennai

The Press“It is hard to believe

that Class of ’84 is

Rahul da Cunha’s

debut play as a writer.

Harder still to believe

that words can be

handled with such

precision.” -Tribune,

Chandigarh

“Great acting, excellent light

and sound, a beautiful theme

song combined with

innumerable lines of wit and

barb that kept popping and

loads and loads of real-life

sentimentality - the 80-

minutes long play kept the

thousand strong audience at

the open-air stage truly

regaled.” – The Hindu,

Hyderabad“The premise of the play offered potential for feel-

good banter and a dash of intrigue. But writer-

director Rahul da Cunha looks beyond sitcom

banter and suspense. And if he does that with

commendable poise, that’s thanks to some

brilliantly etched characters which are the mainstay

of this Rage production” – The New Sunday

Express, Bangalore

The Team:Produced by RAGE Rage’s journey started in 1992 with Are there Tigers in the Congo? The Rage trio, Rajit Kapur, Shernaz Patel and Rahul da Cunha, have since produced some of India’s more memorable productions - I’m not Bajirao, which ran for over a hundred shows, Class of ’84 (which has completed over 200 performances and is still going strong), Pune Highway (about to complete a 100 shows. This show has traveled to Germany, Holland, UK and Malaysia), Girish Karnad’s Flowers (bringing together some of the greatest talent from around the country) and most recently One On One, Me, Kash & Cruise, Chaos Theory (all three of which have crossed the 50 show mark). Rage have not only regaled audiences in India, but also in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bonn, Dubai, Korea, London, Malaysia, Muscat, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the USA. The company is also the force behind the playwriting programme, Writers’ Bloc, which has resulted in two successful festivals in 2004 and 2007 with a third festival scheduled for January 2012.