2025 Audience Reviews

Company: SAATH
Show: Manasu - Echoes of the Mind
Venue: Rarig Nolte Xperimental Theatre

Solid acting and writing! Must watch!

All the 4 characters are so well written and performed. Saha (Tonushree) and Barsha (Anjali)play queer couple that everyone relates too. They both perform it with so much honesty and intensity that you feel like you already know them. Rish( Madhu) is the friend who is going through his own turnmoil. Crowd felt all the goosebumps when his character expresses his feelings on the things going around. Amma (Ekta) is the coolest mom that i am sure every kid will want to. Amma and Rish’s comedic chemistry is on point. I craved for more of their scenes and also felt saha and barsha’s storyline could have slowed down a bit. Felt a bit rushed but it hits at the right points and you get all the feels. Written by Divya, the writing feels fresh, the lines hit, they make you laugh and also give you a moment to ponder upon. I expected a coming-of-age queer story when i entered but that flipped in the first scene. The show is so much more than that. The music is great but felt soundtrack was repetitive. Set design is cute,intimate and relatable. Kudos to everyone involved.