Anchors

A play loosely based on the events of the Komagata Maru Incident, ‘Anchors’ recounts the story of a ship full of immigrants being sent back from the shores of a new country due to racist immigration policies. Showing all sides of the argument, the play delves into the psyches of immigration officers, lawyers, the leadership of the ship, as well as the common passengers.

Equal part tragic and funny, the play deals with the themes of identity, ethics, migration, and love, exploring the fundamental question at the heart of the human condition: What anchors us in this world, and what happens when we lose our anchors.

Written by Abhimanyu Acharya

Show Credits – To be announced

About the Artist

Abhimanyu Acharya is a multilingual fiction writer, playwright, translator, and scholar. He is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, the Sanhita Manch Playwriting Award, and the Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship. He has been longlisted thrice for the TOTO Awards for creative writing in English, and his doctoral dissertation was nominated for the American Distinguished Dissertation Awards.

His plays have been performed in different cities across India, the US, and Canada, and his works have appeared in or are forthcoming in Identity Theory, Out of Print, Hakara, Usawa Literary Magazine, Gulmohar Quarterly, Reading Room, and Karvaan India amongst others. Based out of Ontario, Canada, he currently serves as the Assistant Artistic Director at SAWITRI Theatre and as the creative writing specialist at Kings University College.

He is the inaugural recipient of the Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary.

Works-In-Progress Mini Festival – January 15-17, 2025 – The Registry Theatre
Take a sneak peek at some amazing new theatre pieces in-the-works!

We are presenting four shows in various stages of production at the Registry Theatre. From staged readings to workshop performances, come be part of the development of these works-in-progress.

Showtimes to be announced.