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The Queen

The Queen by Aditya Rawal is a darkly comic historical drama set in 16th-century India. When Queen Durga is cast aside for a younger wife, her personal grief and growing resentment become entangled with a looming political crisis that threatens the kingdom. Inspired by Macbeth, Medea, and Tagore, the play explores power, love, jealousy, and the agency of women in a patriarchal world.
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Saturday, 4th July, 2026 | 7.30 PM

80 minutes Language | English
Shreeram Lagoo Rang-Avkash, Tilak Road
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The Queen is a fictional, historical drama by Aditya Rawal, set in 16th-century India during the height of the Mughal empire. The play centres on Queen Durga, who has been pushed aside after her husband, King Amar, takes a younger wife. Confined to the west wing of the palace where the sun never rises, Durga struggles with feelings of betrayal, aging, and the loss of her influence.

As Durga’s personal anguish deepens, a larger political crisis unfolds. A representative of the Mughal emperor Akbar offers King Amar a stark choice: submit to Mughal authority or face war. Against this backdrop of political uncertainty, Durga’s resentment and desire for revenge begin to shape the kingdom’s fate.

The play employs dark humour and music, and draws inspiration from Macbeth, Medea, and the works of Tagore. Rather than presenting a conventional tale of royal honour, it explores themes of power, bravery, cowardice, jealousy, love, and the limited agency afforded to women in patriarchal societies.

Artists

Writer – Aditya Rawal

Director – Daniel Owen D’Souza

Cast –

  • Puja Sarup
  • Mukul Chadda
  • Sharvari Deshpande
  • Rohit Mehra

Credits

Writer – Aditya Rawal 

Director – Daniel Owen D’Souza

Cast –

  • Puja Sarup
  • Mukul Chadda
  • Sharvari Deshpande
  • Rohit Mehra

Organization

Organised in association with 72 Degrees East Productions and Maharashtra Cultural Centre

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