ABOUT THE COMPANY
Immortality’s Flame-Waves was founded in 1993. During these years I have written and performed many short plays, taken from Sri Chinmoy’s stories, plus toured with the company producing his full-length plays on Sri Krishna, Rama, and most recently Lord Buddha.
When I first started out, many of my friends asked to be part of the cast; these happened to be mostly female. I quickly realised that so many parts are for males, so why not bite the bullet and let the girls play those parts. This is how it started, and I have kept with it. Giving a different slant on our performances, ultimately we are dedicated to telling stories through the plays; whether we are male or female does not change the story.
The creative world always finds new ways to inspire us; the excited ‘jump’ inside that happens as a new idea starts to unfold. Thank God we have theatre in our lives. I love to walk away from a show feeling happier or genuinely moved. If I have cried or laughed hysterically then I feel fulfilled.
If we as a theatre group can bring stories to life, ignite emotion and inspire you, the audience, then I am happy and grateful. I hope to see you as part of the audience in our upcoming productions.
Dipika Smith
Director of Immortality’s Flame-Waves
REVIEWS
Time Out
“The writing by Sri Chinmoy is wonderfully unaffected and deceptively simple, and the poetry and honesty of his dialogue is truly moving ... Warm hearted.”
London SE1
“This play is full of great music and lighting that sets the mood of serenity and peace.”
“All these women together express a gentleness about the Buddha’s life, with occasional bits of humour, that wouldn't be the same if it were a mixed-gender cast.”
Theatreworld
“Good sets and beautiful costumes enhance the heartfelt performances of this deceptively simple, accessible play that concentrates on certian defining moments in the Buddha’s life.”
“This is a well written play that manages to include the important pivotal moments in the Buddha’s life without being in any way over long and there is never any sense of the plot dragging.”
“All the actresses look jaw droppingly fantastic in their beautiful saris and both Dipika Smith who plays Siddhartha and Shankara Smith who plays the Buddha, manage to convey something of the gentle, loving and infinitely wise nature of this spiritual leader.”
“Go and see it to get enlightened at the Union.”
London Gazette
“The play is beautifully written and the dialogue is both elegant and powerful. The presentation is rich and evocative with intense appeal to the senses.”