Snow White and the Saline Curse

A play staged by The Creative Arts at the Max Muller Bhavan in Kolkata, Snow White and the Saline Curse could be the first to fuse enchantment with pressing environmental issues. Snow White and the seven dwarfs are now in the Sunderbans. The inhabitants grapple with the problem of rising salinity of the waters there and the loss of vegetation. The animals and the villagers including the village gypsy woman, woodcutters, honey collectors, the prince and the wicked queen make for a colourful play. Quite a task getting children from the age group 4 to 15 years to take acting seriously, but it was done and well. The live music was an added bonus and put life to the show. The script was by Sangeeta Bapuli and direction by Ramanjit Kaur.