Theatre review
Agam Theatre Lab’s Kai Varisai fails to make a wish on its cursed monkey paw
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All the actors give wonderfully entertaining and energetic performances, especially Karls Karthikeyan (pictured), who plays a senior historian.
PHOTO: AGAM THEATRE LAB
- Agam Theatre Lab’s Kai Varisai is a comedic spin-off of W.W. Jacobs’ The Monkey’s Paw, set in Malaya during the Great Depression.
- The play emphasises characters’ wild efforts to claim the paw, but lacks deeper emotional or supernatural exploration.
- Performances are lively and memorable, with notable moments including physical comedy and a Bharatanatyam-inspired storytelling scene.
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Agam Theatre Lab
The Play Den at The Arts House
Aug 22, 3pm
Tamil theatre group Agam Theatre Lab once more reaches for the laughs in this raucous mystery inspired by English author W.W. Jacobs’ 1902 short story about a wish-granting monkey paw.
