نمایش‌های بمبئی (شاه ماتکا؛ سیاه بمبئی)

Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play Finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama In The Matka King a story that pits human nature against love and chancea landscape of betrayal and redemption comes to life in the red-light district of Bombay, India. One very powerful eunuch, Top Rani, operates an illicit lottery through his brothel, and when a gambler who is deeply in debt makes an unexpected wager, the stakes become life and death. Bombay Black winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Playtells the story of Apsara, Bombays most infamous dancer, who lives with her iron-willed mother, Padma, in an apartment by the sea. Padma takes money from men so they can watch her daughter perform a mesmerizing dance. When a mysterious blind man named Kamal visits for a private dance, his secret link to their past threatens to change each of their lives forever. At turns lyrical and brutal, Bombay Black charts the seduction of Apsara by Kamal, and Padmas violent enmity towards the blind man and the secret he holds. In The Matka King, A Story That Pits Human Nature Against Love And Chance, A Landscape Of Betrayal And Redemption Comes To Life In The Red-light District Of Bombay, India. One Very Powerful Eunuch, Top Rani, Operates An Illicit Lottery Through His Brothel, And When A Gambler Who Is Deeply In Debt Makes An Unexpected Wager, The Stakes Become Life And Death. Can A Fortune Teller And A Ten-year-old Girl Beat Top Rani At His Own Game? Bombay Black Tells The Story Of Apsara, Bombay's Most Infamous Dancer Who Lives With Her Iron-willed Mother, Padma, In An Apartment By The Sea. Padma Takes Money From Men So They Can Watch Her Daughter Perform A Mesmerizing Dance. Apsara's Extraordinary Beauty And Erotically Charged Dancing Cast A Powerful Spell Over Her Wealthy And Famous Clientele. When A Mysterious Blind Man Named Kamal Visits For A Private Dance, His Secret Link To Their Past Threatens To Change Each Of Their Lives Forever. At Turns Lyrical And Brutal, Bombay Black Charts The Seduction Of Apsara By Kamal, And Padma's Violent Enmity Towards The Blind Man And The Secret He Holds.-- The Matka King -- Bombay Black. Anosh Irani. Originally Published In 2007. Issued Also In Electronic Formats. Winner, Dora Mavor Moore Award For Outstanding New Play "In The Matka King, a story that pits human nature against love and chance, a landscape of betrayal and redemption comes to life in the red-light district of Bombay, India. One very powerful eunuch, Top Rani, operates an illicit lottery through his brothel, and when a gambler who is deeply in debt makes an unexpected wager, the stakes become life and death. Can a fortune teller and a ten-year-old girl beat Top Rani at his own game? Bombay Black tells the story of Apsara, Bombay's most infamous dancer who lives with her iron-willed mother, Padma, in an apartment by the sea. Padma takes money from men so they can watch her daughter perform a mesmerizing dance. Apsara's extraordinary beauty and erotically charged dancing cast a powerful spell over her wealthy and famous clientele. When a mysterious blind man named Kamal visits for a private dance, his secret link to their past threatens to change each of their lives forever. At turns lyrical and brutal, Bombay Black charts the seduction of Apsara by Kamal, and Padma's violent enmity towards the blind man and the secret he holds."-- Provided by publisher "The Matka King is a story that pits human nature against love and chance, a landscape of betrayal and redemption comes to life in the red-light district of Bombay, India. One very powerful eunuch, Top Rani, operates an illicit lottery through his brothel, and when a gambler who is deeply in debt makes an unexpected wager, the stakes become life and death. Can a fortune-teller and a ten-year-old girl beat Top Rani at his own game?" "Apsara, Bombay's most infamous dancer, lives with her iron-willed mother Padma in an apartment by the sea. Padma takes money from men so they may watch her daughter perform a mesmerizing dance. Apsara's extraordinary beauty and erotically charged dancing cast a powerful spell over her wealthy and famous clientele. One day, a mysterious blind man named Kamal visits for a private dance. His secret link to their past threatens to change each of their lives forever. At turns lyrical and brutal, Bombay Black charts the seduction of Apsara by Kamal, and Padma's violent enmity toward the blind man and the secrets he holds."--Jacket