Melbourne Talam

I have completely lost my talam

All I hear is the ring of mobile phones, the noise of escalators, platform announcements and the trains squealing on the tracks

Where's the koyal, where's the ring of temple bells, where's Carnatic music, where's my mother's voice?

Three young people see each other across a crowded Flagstaff station

They just missed the train

Now they wait

And think

They think about home - Punjab, Delhi, Hyderabad

And about how they just can't seem to get Melbourne's rhythm right

And of all the impossible things they must do to stay

And their time is running out

Developed through MTC CONNECT and the NEON and Cybec Electric play development programs, this vibrant play puts Melbourne's contemporary social issues at centre stage