Review - Play: Final Draft.

Saw the play last Sunday 9th Oct 2011 on recommendation from a friend. I
had read a few reviews and was quite intrigued by the story line. having
earlier seen another play - 'Love Birds' - by Girish Joshi, I was looking
forward to another satisfying experience.

But before I write anything more, let me sincerely compliment both the
actors. Performance wise these actors have surpassed the highest standards
benchmarked by giants like Dilip Prabhavalkar and Suhas Joshi. Every small
nuance and gesture is so full of impact and effect that one cannot but
appreciate their intelligence in unqualified superlatives. Kudos to the
Director for handling the script so efficiently and holding the audience
literally in a iron grip till the very end.

However, despite the synopsis giving a brief gist of the subject matter -
let me confess, I could not understand what finally is the message.
Dramatization of situations one after the other and carried out with full
justification of the anticipated and expected theatrics still does not
weave a whole which drives towards any focussed goal. The effort ends up as
a contrived and directionless excellence taking you nowhere.

I strongly suggest Mr Joshi's talent can work wonders and literally fire
the Marathi stage - provided he engages a script-writer of some repute and
produces a play which uses only his directorial talent.



Posted by Sanjeev Bhakay to Final Draft Comments & Feedback at 11/10/11
5:33 AM