Secrets of a saree

Updated On: 04 January, 2022 02:59 PM IST | Mumbai | Sukanya Datta

What memories does a patola tuck in its pallu? In Mahesh Dattani’s new audio play, a boy pulls out the drape from a closet, unravelling stories

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Swati Das and Mahesh Dattani at the recording of the play at Harkat Studios, Andheri

A side pillow that’s battered from travelling across cities because sleep eludes you without it; a whiffy drawer stashed with trinkets that no one’s allowed to touch; a slightly crooked Christmas tree that lit up your first home in a strange city — it’s surprising how much of our lives seemingly lifeless objects hold. “Most of our lives, we imagine that we only connect with people, but actually almost half of it is spent building relationships with objects,” muses actor Swati Das who gracefully essays a Patan patola saree in playwright Mahesh Dattani’s new audio play, A Little Drape of Heaven. The sensorial production was commissioned by the New York City-based This Is Not a Theatre Company, as part of the Plays at Home series.

The play revolves around a Patan patola saree