Maachi

“Maachi” has been adapted from “The Flies” (original “Les Mouches” in French) by Jean Paul Sartre, written in 1943. The play starts with Orestes’ quest to find his true-self and ends on his existential decision of defiance and sacrifice. In a locale where plague reigns supreme, flies scourge guilt ridden humans, sordid imagery haunts the milieu, saviours need somewhere to belong to and sadistic gods seek hideouts to eavesdrop, Sartre’s version of the Electra-myth comes to life. Continuing the tradition of reworking of ancient Greek myths in the pro-holocaust scientific age, Sartre uses myth of Electra to incorporate his existential themes into The Flies for modern audience.