Sandiip Sikcand returns to theatre after a decade

After staying away from the limelight for a long time, Sandiip Sikcand is now making a comeback on stage with a comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong.

Ask him about missing in action for a decade and he replies, “I have been doing plays — acting, producing and directing — since 1999. However, the last time I acted in a play was in 2008. I’m excited about this one; I essay the character of Perkins, a butler. As the title suggests, this is a play within a play and it goes terribly wrong when I forget my lines. I end up giving my co-actors the wrong cues and the entire play becomes a hilarious roller-coaster ride.”


After working in all three mediums — television, films and theatre — he says that stage is his first love. “Each medium has its own fun, but if I have to pick one, it’s stage. The instant feedback from the audience, the preparedness of an actor to be ready with improvisations — all these factors make this medium so fantastic. Stage is like riyaaz for acting,” he says.