Kolkata, Aug 11: After her resounding success on the silver screen, national award winning actress, Konkona Sen Sharma will now take to the stage, starring in 'changing room,' an adaptation of the tales of Ovid by UK-based production house Kinaetma theatre. ''I want to do as much theatre as possible. In films, the actor is a small ingredient. I enjoy working in films but am very selective about them. Theatre gives me more room. It's easy for me to find time to do theatre,'' Sen told a news agency on the sidelines of a press conference to announce her participation in the 'changing room.' Produced by the UK-based Kinaetma theatre, the play is being directed by Nigel ward, faculty, theatre of University of Wolverhampton. It is being presented by British Council in Association with a private company. The play will be staged at the Kalamandir here on August 22. According to ward, the uniqueness of the project is that it would draw its script and cast from a series of workshops which are already in progress.
''While we have decided the theme in advance, there is no definite script as yet. We are trying to use a deciding process where the participants come together and from there, the focus develops,'' ward said. There were 80 applicants for the workshop and 14 of them were selected, he said and described the selection of applicants as a 'nerve-racking' process. ''The choice was difficult. The aim was to get together an interesting group with various backgrounds.''
Bureau Report