Kheyechish?

K H E Y E C H I S H ? begins with a question we grew up hearing, "Ate?" or "Had food?" and unfolds into a darkly funny, deeply intimate theatre experience set in a metro city. It follows a young woman who measures her own hunger, born of chosen migration, against her grandmother’s hunger which was shaped by forced migration and famine. Across generations, the play examines how displacement, work, debt, dignity, and memory influence what and how we eat.

With live cooking on stage, the play carries stories of survival through famine-born dishes- Alu Posto and Phena Bhaat.  As the smells of mustard oil and rice fill the room, she talks about making a life in a city that tests your wallet every day, holding court with a balcony crow named after her late father, and finally confessing to her mother that she has gone hungry.

Inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s poem 'The Shopper', woven in Hindi and English with everyday Bangla, Kheyechish? is a play about hunger, hustle, home, and the quiet inheritances we live with. When the pot comes off the stove, the show turns into an open table: the audience stays back, pulls up a seat, and eats together.

Written & Performed by: Meghna Roy Choudhury

Featuring: Dhanesh Gopalakrishnan

Languages: English, Hindi, Bangla

Note: Includes a live cooking performance and a shared post-show meal. 
Age: 18+