With director Tim Supple at the helm, this latest production will play for audiences in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. It ended a successful run in Delhi last week.

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As the stage is set for a grand production in Mumbai this week, we caught up with some of the performers to find out why, from among a billion Indians and Sri Lankans, they were chosen to bring the Elizabethan comedy to life.

Text: A Ganesh Nadar | Photograph courtsey: British Council and Uttam Ghosh | Design: Uday Kuckian