Something Like Truth
Four women across different times and places confront questions of truth, freedom and the choices available to them.
Venue: KCC Amphitheatre
Date: 6th December, 2026
KCC presents Something Like Truth, written by Shanta Gokhale and directed by Parna Pethe, at AMI Arts Festival 2026. Through four monologues spanning France, India and Sri Lanka, the play follows women navigating questions of truth, freedom, justice and personal choice within very different historical and social circumstances. Movement and music run through the production, allowing the four stories to speak to one another across time and place. Join us for an evening of contemporary theatre that brings individual lives into conversation with the histories around them.
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Date: 6 December 2026
Time: 6:30 PM onwards
Venue: KCC Amphitheatre
Recommended age: 16 years and above
Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents Something Like Truth, written by Shanta Gokhale and directed by Parna Pethe, at AMI Arts Festival 2026.
Told through four monologues, the play moves across 19th-century France, early 2000s India and post-war Sri Lanka, bringing together women whose lives are separated by geography and history but connected by questions of truth, freedom, justice and personal agency.
Each story places an individual life within a larger social and political moment. The women at the centre of these monologues are faced with different circumstances, but each must negotiate what it means to hold on to her convictions when the choices available to her are shaped by forces beyond her control.
Bringing together spoken word, movement and music, Something Like Truth allows the four stories to unfold independently while also drawing connections across time and place.
The production was selected among the Top 10 plays at META 2026, where Dusha, who performs the role of Zameera, was a joint recipient of the award for Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female).
Parna Pethe is a theatre and film actor, director and producer with over 15 years of experience across experimental, commercial and interdisciplinary theatre.
Her directorial debut, Something Like Truth, has travelled to festivals and venues including the Serendipity Arts Festival, Ranga Shankara, the International Theatre Festival of Kerala, Bharat Rang Mahotsav, the Minerva Festival and Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.
About the Theatre Groups
Peace Projects is an interdisciplinary collective founded in 2025 by Parna Pethe, Aabha Soumitra and Maitreyee Joshi. Its work brings together theatre, music and movement through a collaborative approach to performance-making.
Social Manch is a creative platform focused on contemporary theatre and stories that engage with social and human concerns. Its productions include Tujhi Aukat Kaye, Something Like Truth and Backstage Wala.
