Orange Juice

About

A puppet thriller for the age of social media, where justice is swift, public and merciless.

Orange Juice takes Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, ten strangers summoned to an isolated place and eliminated one by one for their past sins, and moves it into a world saturated by online outrage. The verdict arrives before the evidence, and everyone is a potential target or a self-appointed critic.

The orange-headed glove puppets, designed by Mohammad Shameem, are at once absurd and unsettlingly human. The performers work the puppets and run the lighting live from the stage, while Baan G performs an original score that drives both the tension and the dark comedy. No two shows are identical.

Press

A comical, chaotic puppet thriller.

At a glance

Form

Glove puppet theatre with live music

Source

And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie

Duration

60 minutes, no interval

Age

18+ (adult audiences)

Language

English and Hindi

Touring party

4: three performers and a producer

Credits

• Anurupa Roy, Director and puppeteer
• Anamika Mishra, Script
• Baan G (Anirban Ghosh), Live music and performer
• B.V. Shrunga, Puppeteer
• Mohammad Shameem, Puppet design and fabrication
• Manish Kumar, Lights

Technical needs

• Sound: 3 DI inputs, full-range house PA, 6 mixer channels at the musician's table, 2 onstage monitors
• Lights: 6-channel manual dimmer within reach of the puppeteers, 2 PCs with barn doors, 2 profile spots, 2 baby footlights
• Crew: 1 lighting and 1 sound technician for the get-in
• Time: 6-hour setup before the first show, 30-minute check before each show