It was an acting spell of 75 minutes

Chandigarh Newsline  - October 11, 2002

IT WAS undeniably a masterpiece of solo theatrical performance at the Tagore Theatre as also the standing ovation from the audience led by chief guest Neeru Nanda in appreciation of the strong spirited theatre icon, Lushin Dubey who created history with her acting spell of 75 minutes. Drawing the thematic base from Dario Fo's 'Medea' and Vijaydan Detha's `Nyari Nyari Maryada', director Arvind Gaur crafted a classic thesis which enlarges our thoughts to-wards respect for women. Lushin, with her charming personna, resonant voice, modulation gift and eloquent stage movements aptly illustrated the theme, multiportraying herself for over ten characters with consummate ease and perfection. Be it the old king seducing a girl in bloom of adolescence while cheating on the queen, or hypocrites like Royal poet Bajarhat playing treachery with innocent wife or minister having illicit relation with maid ser-vants and their progeny.

She defined various situations through gestures, melodramatic acting and use of muppets. Playing the male dominated society in the same coin, she ventures to extend her dormant love for her horse trainer with a courage to announce in the king's court to exhort the mankind and cultivate the indispensable virtue of feeling for a woman, in the untitled theatrical venture. The perfect chiaroscuro effects by Arvind Gaur, classical music blended with western beats by Sarita Gaur and Munish enhanced the beauty of the performance in toto, brought to the city by the Oorja Entertainment.