"Most women take a stand in their lives every day — it could be to combat how an ex-lover is treating them or simply to not be pushed around while using public transport,” are the first comments that director Ankur Kakatkar shares with us, when we ask about his new play titled Frames. Featuring actors Gitanjalee Ganage and Mayura Palande, the play is made up of five monologues that feature subjects like coping with a husband’s death, homosexuality, surviving rape, graduating at 50 and falling in love again. “The idea emerged when Gitanjali and I were part of a theatre workshop. Instead of doing traditional theatre games, we devised one where I sent her a three-line brief and she fleshed it out. I gave her the character, age and situation and she developed it. I loved her writing and suggested that she writes them out as monologues and that’s how Frames happened. We first staged it on June 5,” says Kakatkar.

Mayura Palande in scenes from Framed