QTP turns 15 this year!
Kicks off anniversary tour by bringing down…
Award-winning play HeLa, inspired by the book:
'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' by Rebecca Skloot
'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' by Rebecca Skloot
A compelling, thought-provoking play will hit the
floorboards, this month, as award-winning play HeLa makes its way from
Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival to India on a thee-city tour. The multi-faceted
and impactful story of HeLa has been brought to India by QTP as part of its 15th
anniversary celebrations. QTP has associated with British Council to bring the
show HeLa to India.
HeLa has been inspired by the book: ‘The Immortal
Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot, and is about ethics, equality and
ownership of our DNA and will pose a pertinent question: ‘What is more human –
the DNA that make up our bodies or the
personalities that come from our souls?’ It is a true story of Henrietta Lacks,
who in 1951 walked into the coloured section of the John Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore
with a pain in her abdomen. A cell sample taken without her permission was used
as the raw material for some of the most important scientific discoveries of
the past 100 years. This solo, one-woman show by actor Adura Onashile, takes as
its inspiration the true life story of Henrietta Lacks and the extraordinary
life of the HeLa cell line. It is an all-consuming story, intertwining genetic
identity, social responsibility and current ethical debates about human tissue
research and ownership.
Directed by Graham Eatough, performed by actor
Adura Onashile, HeLa is produced by Iron-Oxide, Scotland’s leading large-scale
companies that specialises in producing daring outdoor shows. HeLa is a fusion
of video, music, monologue and physicality, which makes it a feast for all
senses.
The play was showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival 2013 and ran to packed houses during its 24-day run. Vivek Rao, the senior producer at QTP,
who was invited as a delegate as part of the British Council Showcase at this
Fringe edition, watched HeLa and it struck a chord with him, stronger than any
of the other performances, and decided that it was a play that India must get
the opportunity to see. It seemed like the perfect way to celebrate QTP’s 15th
anniversary as well.
HeLa was nominated for numerous Fringe Awards and
also won the ‘Flying Artichoke Award’ (Scottish Arts Club-Edinburgh
Guide-Scottish Theatre Fringe Award). It also received nominations for Total
Theatre Award 2013 and Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013.
Tour
plan:
The
three-city tour will commence from 14th February:
> Mumbai 4 shows: 15th to 17th
February
Sitara Studio
> Delhi 5 shows: 21st to 23rd
February
British
Council Auditorium
> Bangalore 6 shows: 26th
February to 2nd March
Jagriti
Theatre
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