Subin Bhattarai’s ‘Summer Love’ brings a popular Nepali romance to the stage
Summary
Subin Bhattarai’s Summer Love has been adapted into a stage play at Kantipur Theatre, Gairidhara, but the production is weighed down by overdone acting, intrusive music and heavy-handed technical choices. The review says the play works best in its intimate scenes between Atit and Saya, while the adaptation also makes Atit’s possessiveness feel more like obsession.
Key Points
- The stage adaptation of Subin Bhattarai’s Summer Love opens with a nostalgic, immersive scene but soon struggles to sustain its emotional impact.
- Bashana Timalsina’s Saya is one of the strongest performances, while Sagar Khanal’s Atit often feels over-delivered and less natural.
- The review criticizes the music, dance sequences and technical choices for telling the audience what to feel instead of letting the emotions emerge naturally.
- The production is running at Kantipur Theatre, Gairidhara, until September 5 with daily shows except Wednesdays.
