Now this sounds like a lot of fun \u2013 an immersive hi-tech retelling of the story of the Mahabharata epic hero Karn. Raised in a humble village, unaware of his noble birth, a stable boy among princes, Karn\u2019s journey leads to the legendary Kurukshetra War, where Krishna reveals his true origins and Karn must face his sworn enemy Arjun …<\/p>\n
This production is described as \u201clike stepping inside a video game\u201d. Karn:Warrior is produced by ANT Management with a raft of Dubai theatre notables \u2013 direction by Alex Broun<\/strong>, fight routines choreographed by Narsimha \u201cNattu\u201d Chouhan<\/strong>, movement by Gillian Rhode<\/strong>s (who also stars), stunning big-screen LED visuals by Montel Goodrick Maiava<\/strong>, music by Daniel Faber <\/strong>(who we think is responsible for Male Fireworks, a track on magpie’s go-to playlist, and who certainly is<\/em> one of the people behind the Rair oxygen-and-water enterprise) …<\/p>\n Alex Broun described the show to us as “a uniquely modern take on the story\u201d. It\u2019s not just the video game setting: \u201cmost of the main characters in the Mahabharata are male, but we have cast three exceptional female actors to play all the roles. This brings a very different take on these legendary stories, highlighting moments and ideas that are often glossed over in other versions \u2026\u201d We\u2019re promised that \u201cKarn:Warrior is fast moving, explosive and highly entertaining 60 minutes \u2013 it will literally be leaping off the QE2 stage. One you definitely shouldn’t miss.\u201d<\/p>\n There are multiple characters but just three actors. Newcomer Anita Nayyar<\/strong> plays Karn; Rochelle Goodrick<\/strong> is Arjun, Karn’s arch enemy, and takes other roles including Duroydhan, his benefactor; Gillian Rhodes<\/strong> plays more than 10 different parts ranging from an eight-year-old girl to an 80-year-old guru.<\/p>\n It plays for one day only, with shows at 2pm and 7pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"