Thali was a platter of sizzling short plays presented as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival.
Prayas served up a theatrical feast of short plays, an eclectic mix of theatrical conventions and styles by emerging and established Indian playwrights from India and the world beyond, served on a single plate.
Balti Kings by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan scrutinised the lives of the luckless wage-slaves of the kitchen. My Name is Cine-Ma by Mathivanan Rajendran looked at a young girl who loved the Celluloid a little more than she should. P James for President by Nikhil Sriram forayed into the world of illusions, magic and politics. Through the Grapevine by Sananda Chatterjee completed the platter.