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Catch this theatre production of Catch-22 that depicts war's futility
Updated On: 29 March, 2024 09:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
A theatre adaptation of the popular war-time novel Catch-22 will shed light on the absurdities and futility of war
The play, first staged in 2019, is adapted from Heller’s eponymous novel on the absurdity of war
The allure of dying a glorious death in war isn’t recent. Ancient Roman poet Horace hailed it as dulce et decorum [sweet and fitting] in his widely recognised ode written between 23 BC and 13 BC. But actor-turned-director Trishla Patel harbours a different perspective. As her play Catch-22, produced by tpot productions, lands in the city, she makes her stance clear, “I directed this play about war because I believe death, in war or otherwise, is nothing but grim.” With this clear message, Patel’s 12-member cast will perform their adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic homonymous wartime novel this weekend in Juhu.
Patel recalls her first tryst with Heller’s anti-war title, sharing, “My parents would watch war-time movies, unaware that I was developing a liking for them. Catch-22, the movie, especially left an indelible mark on my conscience. The helplessness of war and the resilience of the human kind to survive stayed with me.” Patel believes the sentiment only stands more relevant today. “You don’t have to look 80 years into history or across continents to witness war today. Particularly in the last year, we have witnessed the grotesque history of war repeat itself,” she sighs.
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