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Dial-in Performance Theatre 'Lifeline 99 99', an interactive theatre performance that takes place over a phone call at home

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   'Lifeline 99 99', an interactive theatre performance that takes place over a phone call at home. This is an experimental performance that brings one audience member and one performer together, so there are many moving parts to this. S taged as part of the Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival's online section,  It's a unique performance that connects one audience member to a living, breathing character on the other end of the telephone for a conversation.  You can experience any or more out of the seven dial-in performances available. One of them is called  Mritunjay  (English: one who triumphs over death). Performed by Vanshika Verma. Here is a short synopsis of this story:  You pick up the phone and hear the emotionless, straight-laced voice of a life insurance agent. Meet Anjali , who is here to introduce you to a new life insurance scheme called Mrityunjay , which literally translates to ‘one who triumphs over death’ . Whilst she introduces and outlines the different