Molly Sweeney - A Play By Brian Friel: Events in Hyderabad

Cast: Shernaz Patel, Vijay Crishna, Rehaan Engineer

Direction: Rehaan Engineer

Molly Sweeney, blind since infancy, leads a contented and fulfilling life despite her disability.

She is happily married to Frank, a passionate and impulsive champion of good causes and a self-taught expert in Iranian goats, blue-back salmons, and Ethiopian bee farming.

Frank becomes increasingly fascinated by his wife's impaired vision and endlessly researches ophthalmology and philosophical issues related to her blindness. With boundless energy and enthusiasm, he finally convinces Molly to undergo a series of operations that could restore her sight.

Their hopes are tied to Mr. Rice, a world renowned eye surgeon, who fled New York and his career for the Irish countryside after his wife left him for one of his colleagues. He still prides himself in having been a "young Turk" - a fearless doctor, respected and celebrated wherever he appeared. His dormant ambition of proving himself one last time comes alive when he meets Molly.

We hear the story from the perspective of Molly, her husband Frank and Dr. Paddy Rice as three monologues are woven together to form a powerful drama underscoring the connection between vision and understanding, and how we create the worlds in which we live.

The Industrial Theatre Co. was formed by four young theatre professionals and enthusiasts, all of whom have had extensive theatrical experience.

Pushan Kripalani has studied film in England, and is a working cinematographer in documentaries and feature films (Deewangee). He has also directed and acted in the theatre; plays include Becket, Macbeth, Agamemnon, Hayavadana, A Suitable Boy (BBC Radio 4), Manifestly False, Kaspar, and