Mellow Circle’s Christmas play is back. Here are the details
The Hindu
Titled The First Christmas, it is an original production by Michael Muthu
Drumroll please! The annual Mellow Circle Christmas play for a cause is back, after a pandemic-induced gap last year. While 2020 saw the production in the form of a movie, shot at 18 different locations, 2021 sees it return to the stage.
It took Michael Muthu six days and 54 A4 sheets to come up with this year’s original play, titled The First Christmas. “I have done two edits so far, and now I am going to be merciless and edit the play further,” he says in between rehearsals.
After doing plays for the Mellow Circle for 22 years now, Michael wanted to move away from the play’s well-loved Santa Claus and Christmas miracle formula. “This time it is darker.” he says, adding, “I wanted to do a story which explains why Christ was born, his journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and what the circumstances were.”