Jagriti Theatre Productions: The Dreams of Tipu Sultan by Girish Karnad

The play follows the last days and the historic moments in the life of the Ruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan, (1750–1799). Based on a manuscript written by Tipu Sultan in his own handwriting where he recorded some of his dreams from 1785 to 1798, Girish Karnad weaves his magic and brings these dreams alive through the eyes of Indian court historian, Mir Hussain Ali Khan Kirmani and British Oriental scholar, Colonel Colin Mackenzie. Main Cast: Tipu Sultan: Abhijeet Ramkrishna Shetty Hussain Ali KIrmani: Jagdish Raja Colonel Mackenzie/Nana Phadnavis: Sanjay Iyer Poornaiah: Harish Seshadri Qamaruddin: Kanchan Bhattacharyya Richard Wellesley/Charles Malet: Roy Sinai Arthur Wellesley: Vivek Madan Ruqayya Banu: Swati De Costume: G.S. Jayanthi Lighting: Gautam Raja Original Music & SFX: Sankarshan Kini and Rahul Bharadwaj Director: Arundhati Raja