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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Sugar-Free, a voluntary team of local artists, performed the skit Born to Save on Sunday, December 11 at the Indian Christian Life Centre’s Christmas Productions event. The skit was based on the real-life story of Australian Christian Missionary Graham Staines, who was working among the tribal people and lepers in a village in Orissa, India. Although Graham was killed by an activist group, his widowed wife and daughter continued to serve the community in the village.
The skit aimed to convey the message of forgiveness and to follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ. It was performed by thespians Chirag and Rupal Sinh Solanki with an audio-visual setup.
“The best part about being a thespian is that the immediate reactions are captured amidst the play. There was laughter, moments of silence, and a few teary eyes,” Mrs Solanki said.
Sugar-Free also performed a skit at Shanti Niwas Christmas celebrations on Thursday, December 15 at Greenlane Christian Centre. The interactive skit A Simple Christmas Photo had three lead actors, a child artist, and in a surprise act, six people were randomly picked from the audience.
The Sugar-Free group also hosted contemporary musical performances earlier this year with six trained dancers on the song Neki ki Raah pe tu Chaal from the Bollywood movie Traffic, which was well received by the audience.
Since its conception in 2008, the group has performed dance and skit shows in Hindi, English, and Gujarati. Their plays include The Real Love Story, Eternal Life—a traditional Gujarati Folk Dance, and Bhavai, a popular Gujarati folk theatrical.
Sugar-Free, a voluntary team of local artists, performed the skit Born to Save on Sunday, December 11 at the Indian Christian Life Centre’s Christmas Productions event. The skit was based on the real-life story of Australian Christian Missionary Graham Staines, who was working among the tribal...
Sugar-Free, a voluntary team of local artists, performed the skit Born to Save on Sunday, December 11 at the Indian Christian Life Centre’s Christmas Productions event. The skit was based on the real-life story of Australian Christian Missionary Graham Staines, who was working among the tribal people and lepers in a village in Orissa, India. Although Graham was killed by an activist group, his widowed wife and daughter continued to serve the community in the village.
The skit aimed to convey the message of forgiveness and to follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ. It was performed by thespians Chirag and Rupal Sinh Solanki with an audio-visual setup.
“The best part about being a thespian is that the immediate reactions are captured amidst the play. There was laughter, moments of silence, and a few teary eyes,” Mrs Solanki said.
Sugar-Free also performed a skit at Shanti Niwas Christmas celebrations on Thursday, December 15 at Greenlane Christian Centre. The interactive skit A Simple Christmas Photo had three lead actors, a child artist, and in a surprise act, six people were randomly picked from the audience.
The Sugar-Free group also hosted contemporary musical performances earlier this year with six trained dancers on the song Neki ki Raah pe tu Chaal from the Bollywood movie Traffic, which was well received by the audience.
Since its conception in 2008, the group has performed dance and skit shows in Hindi, English, and Gujarati. Their plays include The Real Love Story, Eternal Life—a traditional Gujarati Folk Dance, and Bhavai, a popular Gujarati folk theatrical.
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