Welcome to Thespo 12

Welcome to Thespo 12

“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
(Last line from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams.)

Once again, not for the first time since 1999, Thespo found itself struggling to make ends meet. Team Thespo knocked on many doors and waited in numerous swanky corporate reception lobbies. We were offered a variety of items from a cup of coffee to 4,000 packets of potato chips! But no cash.

So we took a desperate leap of faith and turned to the world at large with our FRIENDS OF THESPO initiative. We first approached ex-participants, ex-volunteers and the ever dependable theatre community with a unique proposition. We offered them part ownership of Thespo for a nominal amount in exchange for a t-shirt, magazine and 2 free tickets to one of the shows. The response was reassuring. But what was overwhelming was the outpouring of support – from strangers, from one time audience members, from musicians, from theatre practitioners in foreign lands. It has been a truly humbling and energising two weeks. We are still far from the target amount. But the clock has been re-wound and we are ready to strike Twelve!

Monday, December 13, 2010

And so it begins....

It's finally here. D day. Or should we say T day.

Quick reminder of what's on at day 1 of Thespo at Prithvi Theatre:
Free events:
6pm: Live band performance by Froydn Slip.
7pm: A staged reading of excerpts from brand new play called THE DARKLING.
8:15pm: A movement based performance piece called 180 Degrees.

Ticket event:
9pm; Chakra: A play set in a time before language. Visually stunning, powerful and humorous all at the same time.

See you there.
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