Updated On: 05 June, 2020 08:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Dalreen Ramos
Known for his thought-provoking plays, theatre veteran Manoj Shah will bring 10 of his finest works online every week.

A still from Karl Marx in Kalbadevi
In Mummy! Tu Aavi Kevi?, a play that was first staged over nine years ago, veteran theatre director Manoj Shah invited his audience into a household that wanted a cool, tech-savvy mom. That plot, he reckons, resonates now more than ever as the world grapples to become technologically adept in order to go about their day-to-day functioning. "We're trying to understand what a webinar or virtual reality is, while kids are way ahead of us. So, it is time we learn from them," he says. And to adapt to this world himself, as soon as the third phase of the lockdown started, Shah and his theatre group Ideas Unlimited, started planning a virtual showcase.
Every Saturday, the team puts up one of their finest plays which will have a seven-day window for viewing on YouTube. Last Saturday, Mummy! Tu Aavi Kevi? was the first to be uploaded and can be watched until this Saturday. In the pipeline are works such as the acclaimed Karl Marx in Kalbadevi, Sikka Ni Triji Baju, Apurva Avsar, What Up?, Kaagdo, Hu Chandrakant Bakshi, Mareez, Dr Anandibai Joshi-Like, Comment, Share, and Gujarat Ni Asmita.