Knock, Knock

bpb knocked on The Cellar Door, a fun new theatre company to find Shaun Williams, actor-founder and in his own words, “Knight of the Uneven Table”. Shaun has worked on several interesting theatre and TV projects, including the fun No Kidding Flipkart TV commercials where he coached little kids who were made to mimic grown-ups (see picture above) and has also worked on The Naked Comedy Festival. Besides training actors, he’s open to working with stone-face folk like you and us. All you have to do is get your friends together, call The Cellar Door and they’ll do a fun acting workshop for a fee.  

bpb gets Shaun to present his version of Mumbai, a six act play.

Best Underground Class in Mumbai: Spinning poi (fire spinning) by Janit Gambhir on his terrace in Bandra (W). Call 9833879338 for details.

Best Theatre Canteens: National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point for the coffee and cheese sandwiches. Also, Prithvi Theatre Café, Juhu for their simple cutting chai which has improved considerably over the years.

Yummiest Meal in Mumbai: Saddiccha for yum Maharashtrian sea-food and impeccable service. Opposite M.I.G Cricket Club, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra (E), call 26510175. I also like Andy’s Pizza on Linking Road, Bandra (W).

Stage Productions to Look Out For: The Water Station by Theatre Roots and Wings, a silent play written by an award-winning Japanese playwright. On December 20 and 21 at Prithvi Theatre, Juhu.

Recommended Theatre Workshop (Besides The Cellar Door): I highly recommend the Theatre Professionals, which brings in some really skilled trainers and conducts a six-day workshop on the basics of acting at the end of every month. View their Facebook group here.

Your Reading List: I love receiving books on my birthday. My reading list for you is Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson, Beach Boy by Ardeshir and the Bible by God.

Amen!

Getting there: The Cellar Door, call 9820461528, visit the Facebook page here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .