The Misfit

Written and performed by Anita Majumdar
Directed by Mark Cassidy
Previews from October 23
Opens October 25, runs to November 15, 2008

Two years after the highly acclaimed Fish Eyes, Anita Majumdar returns to the stage with her newest multi-disciplinary work, The Misfit. It introduces us to Naznin, a respected, Canadian born Kathak dancer, with a dark past. After running off with an Indian hotel steward, Naznin is disowned by her parents all in the name of “honour”. In India she finds asylum as a choreographer for a dance troupe that performs classical Indian dance to English MTV pop music at wedding receptions. As we travel through the play, we soon discover that Naznin isn’t the only dancer to fall victim to her community’s hunger for misogyny.

The Misfit sold out its recent western Canadian tour, including a brief showing in Toronto, and is ready to hit Passe Muraille with Majumdar’s trademark performance full of skill, beauty, honesty and humour.

“The Misfit hits all the right nerves while making you laugh out loud. Anita is simply magic, showing why she is one of Canada’s best.”
– Mohit Rajhans, Bollywood Boulevard, Omni TV