Kathmandu, April 3 -- Yatana's Chamber is unsettling. Monochrome is dismantled, rebuilt, and dismantled again. 'Seto-Kalo', a one-act play presented by the students of Thames International College, depicts Yatana's distressed and uncertain state of mind, quietly underlined by a silver thread of hope.

Moving beyond the conventional and cultural approaches of Nepali theatre, 'Seto-Kalo' converges on the human psyche. An experiment that is deeply engrossing and invites viewers to reflect on themselves. "Navigating through mental distress where there are only the stark extremities of black and white and no grey," describes Aagya Khanal, the director.

The stage itself projects Yatana's mind, which is minimal, monochromatic, and suffocatingly...