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The Misfit | PuSh Festival | January 17-19 | Vancouver
Anita Majumdar received a "moral scolding" from her mom when she described the controversial subject matter of her one-person play THE MISFIT, which premiers January 17-19 at the PuSh Festival held at Performance Works (source).
The Misfit, a dark comedy, written and performed (and "super-awesomely danced", as stated on the PuSh Festival Website) by Majumdar, confronts the issue of domestic violence against women and the obscure nature of honour, not only as "South Asian" issues, but as universal problems (paraphrased from Majumdar HERE).
On Jan.18, Majumdar is holding a post-show talkback to discuss these issues. The play is also showing later this month in Edmonton, Jan. 23-26 as part of the Canoe Theatre Festival and in Toronto, Mar. 31-Apr. 6 at Harbourfront Centre.
The Misfit was inspired by the true story of Jaswinder “Jassi” Kaur Sidhu, a woman from Maple Ridge, who upon marrying outside her caste, was murdered in 2000 in an alleged honor killing arranged by her mother and uncle (SOURCE).
More: NorthShore News interview with Majumdar HERE | For more information on Jaswinder "Jassi" kaur Sidhu, go here:www.justiceforjassi.com
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