WHOSE SARI NOW?

By RASA PRODUCTIONS, United Kingdom

Commissioned by AGAM THEATRE LAB, Singapore

DATE & TIME: 29-30 August 2026 SAT & SUN, 3PM & 7.30PM

​​​VENUE: THE THEATRE LAB @ AGAM

​​​TICKETS : $28 (Students & Senior Citizens), $40 (General)

​​DURATION : 1 Hr 30min (No interval)

​​​LANGUAGE : English

​​​SURTITLES : NA

​​​RATING ADVISE : 12 and above

​​ADVISORIES : NA

SYNOPSIS

A dynamic one-woman play that traces the cultural life of the sari through a rich tapestry of characters and stories spanning generations and geographies. Through monologue, mime, dance and even spoken word, Moorthy portrays a diverse cast — from an elderly woman sorting her treasured saris to a transgender man, a low-caste weaver who can never wear the cloth she crafts, and others whose lives are shaped by tradition, identity and belonging. Each story uses the sari as both garment and metaphor to explore history, memory and the evolving place of this iconic dress in South Asian and diasporic life.