Lines

Saddam Hussain and Manav Chaudhuri are RADA-trained theatre-makers working at the intersection of devised performance, political satire, and post-colonial storytelling. Their work is rooted in collaborative dramaturgy, physical and vocal experimentation, and a commitment to blending forms—from classical text to contemporary devising.

Together, they are now building a body of devised work for Indian stages, beginning with a reimagined staging of Amreeka featuring a new cast and localized political texture. Their practice is collaborative, experimental, and urgent—responding to the post-colonial Indian identity through satire, surrealism, and subversion. Lines is a site-responsive performance exploring division, power, and the quiet loneliness that emerges when shared spaces become contested. The work begins with two brothers attempting to
divide the property they have inherited — a home filled with childhood memory, laughter, and collective belonging.
Through the small and the personal, Lines seeks to reflect the fractures of the larger world.