Indian comedian working in France since 1987, Nirupama Nityanandan was struck by the lack of knowledge in india on the part of the general public and also among the theatre community of international and French contemporany writings.

Nirupama poposes to introduce the works of Jean-Luc Lagarce to the audience of Chennai. The works of Lagarce are some of the very important works of the late 20h century and the plays of Lagarce hold a special place in Nirupama’s heart.

Nirupama will present a reading session of extracts of the works by Jean-Luc Lagarce in French along with an actor for the interpretation of the text in English and Tamil.

After working with a group of 5-6 Indian actors and dancers, Nirupama will present an interpretation of extracts from two plays : J’étais dans ma maison et j’attendais que la pluie vienne and Le Pays lointain.