BCD Theatre

06/05/2026

And What Will People Say? We say — let them talk.

We refuse to stay silent, and this award winning production is proof. This is your chance to experience a powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry that will stay with you long after the lights go down.

Coming to Melbourne, July 2026. Tickets are limited — grab yours via the link in our bio before they’re gone.

12/03/2026

This is what community looks like.

A few years ago, a room full of people in Sydney came together over food, conversation, and a shared belief that these stories deserve to be heard. Together they raised over $10,000 - every dollar going directly toward bringing And What Will People Say? to Sydney Fringe Festival 2025

We were honoured to welcome the previous Federal MP , whose commitment to the communities we serve made the evening feel even more meaningful.

That night reminded us why we do this work. And it’s why we’re doing it again - this time in Melbourne.
Courageous Conversations · 24 March · Masti, Fitzroy

🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/courageous-conversations-fundraising-dinner

Content note: This event contains references to domestic violence.

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09/03/2026

This is what community looks like.

A few years ago, a room full of people in Sydney came together over food, conversation, and a shared belief that these stories deserve to be heard. Together they raised over $10,000 - every dollar going directly toward bringing And What Will People Say? to Sydney Fringe Festival 2025

We were honoured to welcome the previous Federal MP , whose commitment to the communities we serve made the evening feel even more meaningful.

That night reminded us why we do this work. And it’s why we’re doing it again - this time in Melbourne.

Courageous Conversations · 24 March · Masti, Fitzroy

🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/courageous-conversations-fundraising-dinner

Content note: This event contains references to domestic violence.

SouthAsianAustralia

25/02/2026

A 15-year-old girl wrote an anonymous op-ed in The Guardian this week.

She documented - in precise, unflinching detail - the misogyny that floods her social media feed every single day. Without searching for it. Without asking for it.

Objectification. Hate. R**e threats. Normalised. Trivialised. Laughed at.

She wrote it because she wants to see change. And at 15, she already understands that change requires doing the hard work - even when that work is writing a public record of your own dehumanisation.

She is 15. She should be worrying about assessments and weekend plans.
You might read this and think: I don’t post that. I don’t think like that.

Maybe. But it’s not just about what you don’t do anymore. It’s about what you do about it.

At BCD Theatre, our work exists at this exact intersection - the silence we expect women and girls to keep, and the courage it takes to break it. And What Will People Say? was built for moments like this one.

This article is uncomfortable to read. Read it anyway.

🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/23/15-year-old-girl-misogyny-social-media-online-abuse?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwdGRjcAQMO7BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEehM5IfkgiKRPxDf7iEVOFCq6xvTmgSGj7fovGqI_RpFl4fhaZKXThWZBQW_g_aem_mYaNdkI3EXxm-DZX-U8urA

Objectification, hate, r**e threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

24/02/2026

Food. Art. Courage.

Courageous Conversations - our fundraising dinner - is coming to Masti, Fitzroy on 24 March.

A 3-course feast, a live extract from our award-winning show, and a panel that goes there.

This is how we bring And What Will People Say? to Melbourne. Be part of it.

Ticket link: https://events.humanitix.com/courageous-conversations-fundraising-dinner

21/02/2026

How often do you get to sit in a room where the difficult stories are welcomed?

Courageous Conversations is an intimate fundraising dinner at Masti in Fitzroy - an evening of beautiful food, a live performance extract from our award-winning show And What Will People Say?, and an honest panel discussion on breaking silence, cultural stigma, and storytelling to drive change.

This is a space for anyone who believes complex stories deserve to be heard - warm, welcoming, and held with care.

$150 per person · Includes 3-course feast, beer and wine, live performance and panel · Limited seats

📅 Tuesday 24 March 2026 · 6:30 PM · Masti, 354–356 Brunswick St Fitzroy

🎟️ Grab your seat here: https://events.humanitix.com/courageous-conversations-fundraising-dinner

Content note: This event contains references to domestic violence.

A 3 course feast at Masti, an exclusive preview from our Fringe award winning production and an intimate panel discussion on telling difficult stories.

14/01/2026

On 3 February 2022, I typed out a proposal to Kittu at the Indian Subcontinent Crisis and Support Agency. At the time, I wasn’t trying to build a career or start a business. I was just on a mission to tell a story.

I thought I was just asking for a partner for a show.

I didn’t know that this single email would be the catalyst for a seasoned run at Sydney Fringe, a leap to Melbourne, and the creation of my theatre company.

Now that the show has matured and I finally have a moment to breathe, I look back at that email and feel so grateful that I took the leap of reaching out to a stranger about an idea, even when I didn’t fully know where it was heading.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the years since that email, it’s to jump at the opportunities that feel right.

Tickets 👉🏽 https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/and-what-will-people-say/

07/09/2025

https://inthecove.com.au/2025/09/03/and-what-will-people-say-a-lane-cove-local-sydney-fringe-festival-production/

I was over the moon to see And What Will People Say? featured in In the Cove — our local Lane Cove news outlet that shines a light on the people and stories woven into our community
In the Cove.

I’m deeply grateful to the Lane Cove Council and Sydney Fringe for weaving local talent into this year’s festival, creating space for stories that often go quiet

Catch us at Pottery Lane Performance Space, 17–21 Sept. Let's share this conversation — together.

Sydney Fringe Festival's partnership with Lane Cove is shining a spotlight on local indie artists like Kersh Sivakumaran.

07/08/2025

With the support of Lane Cove Council, And What Will People Say is coming home.

We’re so lucky to live in a community that backs bold, important storytelling — especially when it’s created by the people who live here.

This powerful 60-minute theatre work blends Indian classical music, dance and poetry to tell a rarely heard story about love, silence, and survival. It’s moving, honest and already changing hearts.

🎟 Tickets are on sale now — we’d love to see you
There: https://sydneyfringe.com/events/and-what-will-people-say/

30/07/2025

When we first began this journey, we wanted to tell the stories that rarely get told — the ones behind closed doors, buried under silence, shame and “what will people say.”

And What Will People Say was created in deep consultation with community members, psychologists, social workers and survivors. It gives voice to the layered, complex realities of domestic abuse, especially from the perspective of children and women who chose to stay in abusive relationship 'for' the sake of their children - who often aren't centred in these conversations.

Through Indian classical dance, poetry and live music, this show doesn’t just speak — it feels. It opens space for truth, tenderness and transformation.

Seasoned as part of Sydney Fringe Festival 2025
Location: Pottery Lane Performance Space, Lane Cove
Dates: 17–21 September

Watch the story behind the show: https://youtu.be/286WMoZbsp4

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Seasoned at Sydney Fringe Festival 2025, And What Will People Say is a powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry, this immersive theatre work confro...