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THIS week's list of plays for theatre aficionados: June 22, 6p.m. and 9 p.m., "Womanly Voices", directed by Lilette Dubey, June 26 and June 27, 9 p.m., "Baat Laat Ki Halaat Ki" directed by Nadira Babbar, an Ekjute Theatre Production at Sanjana Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre, Juhu. Also on June 27, 8 p.m., "The Blue Mug" a Company Theatre Production of a play about a man who mistook his wife for a hat. Venue: Sakshi Art Gallery, Repeat show same time, venue. Directed by Atul Kumar. Downtown (or is it uptown?) catch "Insomnia" written and directed by Ninaz Khodaiji. June 28, 7 p.m.
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LISTEN and talk poetry with poet, linguistic activist, arts curator and journalist Ranjit Hoskote in Nariman Point's Sunken Garden, June 24. Send feedback and suggestions on topics to loquations2003@yahoo.co.uk
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THREE films at the AIRC focus on government accountability, Hollywood style. In "The Candidate" (June 25) a satire on politics and media, Robert Redford plays an idealistic politician running for the Senate against an old-time incumbent. "All the President's Men", directed by Alan Pakula, (June 26) rendered Woodward and Bernstein's account of the Watergate scandal and created one of the most suspenseful political thrillers starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. "City Hall" (June 27) is a gripping drama of big city politics starring Al Pacino as a charismatic New York mayor whose power is questioned by idealistic aide John Cusack after an African-American boy and a cop are killed. Shows at 3.30 p.m.and 6.30 p.m. each day.
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THE monsoon arrives every year, though it seems new and different each year. Similarly, artists who long to achieve something new with the new rains each year can do so at the Nehru Centre Art Gallery which has been holding a Monsoon show for the past decade. This year's show, "Chatak 2003" is divided into two segments, the first showcasing new paintings, ceramics and sculptures by some 20 students from Mumbai and Pune. Open to the public till June 25.
RONITA TORCATO
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