Theatre

Bhaktivedanta Players

During 2006-2007 the Bhaktivedanta Players have been as creative, devotional and entertaining as ever. New scripts have been added to the exciting repertoire and old ones have been revived. One of the recent highlights was a performance of “The Dark Age of Kali” at the huge City Hall in Cardiff. It was part of an elaborate festival organised by Tarakanath das and other devotees from ISKCON Community in South Wales. “The Dark Age of Kali” is a recent production by the Bhaktivedanta Players which combines scenes from the Mahabharata with pastimes of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Five thousand years ago, the Age of Kali, a time of spiritual decline  began on this earth. However, only five hundred years ago Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared, spreading the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha mantra. By chanting this mantra one can become free from the effects of this dark age.

Other plays have included:
Sherlock Holmes and the Case
of the Mistaken Identity
This comedy showed that the most important case that the famous detective
Sherlock Holmes could ever take on is understanding our true identity. In this delightful play, which was aired on BBC Three Counties Radio, Sherlock Holmes learnt that we are not these bodies but eternal spirit souls

Taxi Tattva
Revived with an even more impressive stage set, including an Indian taxi, the
Bhaktivedanta Players took everybody on a journey across India to meet many exotic characters. The message was that the mood of devotion is more valuable in life than mundane knowledge alone.

The King’s New Clothes
This play was one of the more frivolous plays of this year, but the message was
serious. A foolish king was tricked into believing his new set of birthday clothes were
invisible only to those who were unqualified to their post. However, in reality the clothes did not exist at all and the king was exposed before his subjects.

Lord Caitanya and the
Chand Kazi
Lord Caitanya and thousands of devotees stormed the Kazi’s palace in Navadwipa with a mass kirtan. The Kazi promised never to stop the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha mantra again, and he himself became a great devotee.

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