The num­ber one Bol­ly­wood movie of 1977-Amar, Ak­bar, An­tho­ny-will be staged by D C Shell The­atre on Sep­tem­ber 17 and 18 at the CLR James Au­di­to­ri­um of Cipri­ani Col­lege of Labour, on Churchill Roo­sevelt High­way in Val­sayn. This was the movie that launched the ca­reer of Amitabh Bachchan and it has been adapt­ed by the Crazy Catholic for Tri­ni au­di­ences. The play tells the sto­ry of three broth­ers who were sep­a­rat­ed at a young age, grow­ing up in three dif­fer­ent homes. Amar is raised by a po­lice in­spec­tor in a Hin­du home; Ak­bar grows up with a tai­lor in a Mus­lim home and An­tho­ny is raised by a priest in a Chris­t­ian home.

Lo­cal au­di­ences are in for a treat as the adapt­ed ver­sion fea­tures ex­cit­ing dances, com­e­dy and lo­cal ref­er­ences. This is the fifth Bol­ly­wood play to be di­rect­ed by the Crazy Catholic, who in­tro­duced the genre to lo­cal the­atre fans in 2004 with Kuch Kuch Ho­ta Hai. He fol­lowed this up with Kab­hi Kushi Kab­hie Gham in 2005, Chalte Chalte in 2006 and Kal Ho Naa Ho in 2008. Amar, Ak­bar, An­tho­ny fea­tures a 19-mem­ber cast and is adapt­ed and di­rect­ed by the Crazy Catholic. Light­ing is done by Celia Wells; cos­tum­ing and set de­sign by Cindy Ro­driguez; sound by Giselle Ser­rette, ef­fects by Dese Si­mon; and chore­og­ra­phy by Rene and An­dre Arneaud.

Tick­ets for the show, priced at $150 (adults) and $100 for chil­dren, are now avail­able at Xtra Foods, Grand Bazaar, Val­sayn; Bha­gans Drugs, Trinci­ty Mall, and Price Plaza, Ch­agua­nas; Richards, West Mall; and, Sound Re­search in Gulf City, La Ro­maine.

Re­served tick­ets are avail­able at the Cipri­ani Box Of­fice at 11 am dai­ly. Sat­ur­day's pre­miere is sched­uled for 6 pm with the sec­ond show on Sun­day billed for 5.30 pm.

For more in­for­ma­tion, pa­trons can call 466-1791, 750-0104, 683-6496 or 732-5796