theres this ngo organisation called ‘little theatre’, which was putting up a play, we being a part of the sponsors were invited. the play was going to be an all children play as the name suggests and was called ‘pirates of the curried beans’

the proceeds go into sponsoring education for underprivileged kids, and its an ongoing and successful effort for the last 35 years now … that’s quite some consistency. we reached the venue expecting whatever anyone can of a kids play. however we got the shock of our lives !! awesome sets, changing sets with light effects at that, elaborate costumes, kids with perfect diction and accents like pirates, and the professional choreography and well spun story made every minute of it interesting…

the play was about a ship and its crew of pirates out to find some treasure and how one thing leads to another… but it was a complete original story and nothing to do with the movie series on pirates..

there was a kid girl who played a jack sparrow replica, her body language, her swaying around, even when she was dancing, every minute of those 2 hrs she was perfect! there was another kid who played a calypso replica and another guy who played captain burbossa …

apart from around 5-6 main lead characters, there were lots of other kids who played spiders on a lonely island, crew members, ballet dancers etc etc…

it was work of complete professionals!!!

play was followed by a wrap up dinner hosted by the organisers, in the park, chennai. the place is good, especially their leather lounge… well the dinner was in a hall next to it.we made quite a few new friends, food was tasty and not heavy on the stomach.

its like one of the socialising evenings, where you get to see some genuinely good talent and meet quality people amongst affectionate hosts.