Death by evam

this is a play put up by local theatre group evam. it is based on woody allen's play of the same name. and it promises to explore the various facets of death. it delivers not quite that much.

it's a look at death alright, but not with enough intensity to give it meaning. i feel like sitting in a show and tell, but i'm only being told, not shown. some superlative performances by sunil as kleinman and karthik as "man", "doctor" jimmy and gina the hooker. but apart from that, the supporting cast comes across as a little contrived. more practice maybe?

i think it's mostly because, it's a very serious play. but the audience were looking for a laugh. they were looking bewildered and wondering when to laugh. and then confused when it all seemed unlaughably serious.

it's witty and thoughtful. it's worth watching just for sunil's awesome performance. and the occasional funny line or spectacular insight. but i'd have preferred a less clichéd ending (it's what we don't do that matters? c'mon... how oprah winfrey). i guess that was new when woody originally wrote it. but with the years in between.. it's become a trite hackneyed urban proverb. on the whole, a pretty decent play. worth a watch. but not "wunnerfull"