Mellow Circle celebrates its twenty fifth 12 months with The Debt, a play that highlights the true that means of Christmas

A scene from final 12 months’s Christmas play
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Michael Muthu is peeved. These days, with all of the concentrate on items, snow, Santa Claus, the North Pole, pixies, and elves, he feels the actual that means of Christmas is getting misplaced. And thru Mellow Circle’s annual Christmas play, he plans to shine gentle on what the pageant really means. “I speak about why Christmas is so vital. It’s concerning the beginning of a saviour,” he says concerning the upcoming play.

Titled The Debt, that is an authentic piece written and directed by Michael Muthu. “Mellow Circle contacted me in March this 12 months and requested me to jot down one. Often I write a play once we don’t discover a adequate Christmassy play. It’s a problem to discover a nicely written one as a result of they’re both too soppy or too infantile,” he says, itemizing out just a few of the well-written ones that they did over time like A Christmas Carol, Two from Galilee and It’s a Great Life.

By April, Michael had the play prepared. He needed a enjoyable Christmas story. “It’s a weird story; it’s farcical nearly,” he laughs. It’s about Freddie Fingers, a gangster, and Adrian and Jack, brothers who’re caught in a peculiar scenario and have to get out of it. They owe Freddie cash and must discover a technique to pay him again. Freddie has a singular means of extracting money owed. The entire play is about his transformation and the way the brothers attempt to pay Freddie off by Christmas. “That’s all I may give away for now,” says Michael.

On the rehearsal for this 12 months’s play
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The 110-minute manufacturing as at all times has songs by the Mellow Circle choir. Michael has directed round 22 Christmas performs for Mellow Circle and written round 5 of them. “It’s as tough as writing another play. The particular problem right here is that Mellow Circle at all times features a choir of their manufacturing. So, I strive new methods of incorporating it into the story,” he says, including that as he writes the story he identifies elements the place the choir wants to come back in. And what does he like about these productions? “It’s a celebration of the beginning of Jesus. Nothing is sweeter than that.”

The Debt will play at Museum Theatre, Chennai on November 22, 23 and 24 . All proceeds from the play will fund the Mellow Circle‘s Prathyasha Dwelling of Hope for youngsters with HIV . Donor passes priced at ₹2,500, ₹1,000 and ₹500 can be found on Paytm Insider, and by calling 9840029047.