Kathmandu, July 24 -- Performed at Mandala Theatre, Kathmandu, 'Who Killed Chandra?' is a powerful original production directed and written by Sandeep Shrestha, a fourth-batch student of Mandala Theatre Lab, who also stars in the title role. The play is the third presentation of Mandala's 2025-26 season, showcasing their continued commitment to inclusive, socially reflective, and emotionally honest theatre.

The story begins at the brink of despair: a queer man, Chandra, attempts suicide. He awakens in a surreal liminal space, the mythical Baitarnee river, suspended between life and death. Here, memory, imagination, trauma, and longing collide. In this strange dream-world, Chandra repeatedly relives key moments from his life, from love to...