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Cast and crew of the play ‘Success’ in Hyderabad as part of The MetroPlus Theatre Fest 2011. Photo: Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Similar yet different

The ‘Success' team, touring India for the first time, discovers how the universal language of theatre bridges cultural gaps. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo tunes in »

Citizens' Review – The Blue Mug

Shadow Play ‘The Blue Mug' is as much about the shadows and the choreography as it is about the acting and dialogues. Spanning 90 minutes, the play consists of two parts that interweave spot... »
Throwing up interesting questions: From 'Success' Photo: S. R. Raghunathan

Citizens' Review: Success

Members of the audience express their views on 'Success', staged in Chennai as part of The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest. »
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Thought-provoking
August 21, 2011

Citizens' Review - Doubt

Mind gamesI came, I saw and I left with no doubts.My experience of the play “Doubt” was breathtaking. As a student, it was an opportunity to explore the psychological side of everythi... »
action-packed: A scene from Akvarious Productions' 'The Interview' Photo: K.Ananthan.
August 19, 2011

Citizens' Review - The Interview

Attention to detail What a current topic! The world is in the throes of attrition and employment crisis and I found ‘The Interview’ was like a live wire. The focus lights and sound sy... »
August 17, 2011

Citizens' Review - The Interview

Reality check‘The Interview,' directed by Akarsh Khurana received a standing ovation. The play had the audience roaring with laughter. The humour was spontaneous. Playwright Siddharth... »
August 15, 2011

Citizens' Review - Chasing My Mamet Duck

Cementing trans-theatre The path-breaking play by David Mamet in 1972 exhilarated audiences and rewrote genres. Karthik Kumar, inspired by the play, reworks the finer nuances and l... »
From 'Kkok-Du' Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
August 14, 2011

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August 10, 2011

Mukund Padmanabhan on Chennai Live

Senior Associate Editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, speaks to Sano of Chennai Live 104.8 FM about The MetroPlus Theatre Fest »
A scene from ' Ms.Meena' by Perch at the ' The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest Photo: K. Ananthan
August 10, 2011

Citizen Reviews: Tragi-comic reflection of life

This play, directed by Rajiv Krishnan, appealed to the audience for good acting as much as for the innovative use of props »
August 10, 2011

Theatre Fest 2011 is here

Senior Associate Editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, speaks about what's different at this year's MetroPlus Theatre Fest. Video: NDTV-Hindu »
The play
August 9, 2011

Anatomy of success

Success - What makes this piece of theatre appealing is the refreshingly new tools it adopts »
August 8, 2011

When questions get bizarre

With familiar characters from the corporate world, dark humour and smart writing, “The Interview” is more than just entertaining — it's a slice of reality. A report on the play to be staged at The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest »
Scenes from 'The Wedding Album'.
Coimbatore, August 5, 2011

Wedding Album

‘Wedding Album’, Girish Karnad’s contemporary new comic drama, explores the traditional Indian Wedding in a globalised, technologically advanced India. On the surface it’s a... »
Scenes from 'The Interview'.
Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, August 5, 2011

The Interview

Winner of four Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards, including Best Play and Best Actor, The Interview is being hailed as “a tightly packed action comedy” with “brilliant contemp... »
Chennai, August 5, 2011

The Festival in Chennai - Edition VII

This August is a particularly busy period for The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest. Launched in Chennai in 2005, the seventh edition of the Fest will feature 20 performances in five cities &ndas... »
Scenes from 'Doubt'.
Coimbatore, August 5, 2011

Doubt

It was the late Mithran Devanesen, who was taken up by William Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize winning ‘Doubt’, and decided to present it to the Chennai audiences in November 201... »
Bangalore, August 5, 2011

5 Aug, 2011 - Bangalore, Kochi

Don't miss ‘The Real Inspector Hound’ by Quaff Theatre if you are in Bangalore, and, for the Kochi theatre lover, 'The Blue Mug' by The Company Theatre is all set to open at the festival today »
Kochi, August 3, 2011

Hi, Citizen Reviewer!

The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest begins tomorrow, on Friday, at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall at 7.30 p.m. The reviews of these plays will not be written by us. For a change, you wri... »
Prashant Prakash. Photo: Special Arrangement
Bangalore, August 2, 2011

Exaggerating conventions: The Real Inspector Hound

This production is grander than "The Skeleton Woman" as well. Elaborate costumes and sets make it entirely different from anything we have done before, Nayantara Kotian and Prashant Prakash of Quaff Theatre (Mumbai) say. »
A scene from The Blue Mug
Kochi, July 30, 2011

Exploring memories: The Blue Mug

The Company Theatre (Mumbai)August 5, 7.30 p.m.Venue: Kerala Fine Arts HallSummer vacations with grandparents. School-yard scuffles. That magical first dat... »
'The Blue Mug'. Photo: R. Ravindran
Kochi, July 27, 2011

Three days, three plays

Catch the action at the MetroPlus Theatre Fest from August 5-7 at Kerala Fine Arts Hall »
A scene from Ms. Meena (left) and the cast from 'Chasing my Mamet Duck' (right) to be staged in Kochi and Bangalore respectively at the MetroPlus Theatre Fest 2011.
Bangalore and Kochi, July 17, 2011

The Festival in Bangalore and Kochi

Edition II Encouraged by the successful inaugural edition of The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest last year, we are happy to be back in Bangalore with the second edition. »
Heartwarming: Travelling Circus
August 21, 2011

Citizens' Review - Travelling Circus

Nobody Wins a War ‘The Travelling Circus' drew several reactions in the single hour of performance – I laughed some, I smiled some; but for the most part, there was a lump in my th... »
AT THE SYMPOSIUM (From left) Joerg Esleben, Ruwanthie de Chickera, Kirtana Kumar, Arshia Sattar and Akarsh Khurana Photo: S.S.Kumar
August 17, 2011

For theatre's sake

Raising funds, attracting audiences, finding venues… these were the focus of a symposium held as part of The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest 2011 »
HUMOUR AND MYSTERY From 'The Real Inspector Hound' performed by Quaff Theatre (Mumbai) at The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest 2011 Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
August 16, 2011

Citizens' Review - The Real Inspector Hound

An experience and three-fourthsWatching ‘The Real Inspector Hound' come alive on stage at The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest 2011 was far better than studying it as a text in class. The... »
August 15, 2011

Talking Theatre

What do we need to do to keep theatre alive? That will be the subject of the symposium conducted on Tuesday as part of this year's The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest, in association with the... »
Kyung Hee Kim, Director, Kkok-Du and You Gyong Hwang, Manager, Creative Group Noni, during the inaugural function of The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Festival 2011 held in Chennai on Thursday. Photo: S.R.Raghunathan
CHENNAI, August 12, 2011

MetroPlus Theatre Fest in five south Indian cities

The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest is expanding its footprint in South India, said N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu. Speaking at the launch party of the seventh edition of... »
A scene from 'Success'
Hyderabad, August 10, 2011

The MetroPlus Theatre Fest returns

Get set for three days of thought-provoking entertainment as our Fest takes centre stage in Hyderabad once more »
Anu Menon in ' Hello ... Check' among the 'one on one ' series of monologues about contemporary India at The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest. Photo: K. Ananthan
August 10, 2011

Citizen Reviews: Soul searching, topical thoughts

The series of eight independent acts of the play evoked laughter and tears »
Chennai, Coimbatore, August 9, 2011

In rewind mode

The Blue Mug - Explores the funny and the heart-breaking sides of memories — school days, summer vacations, first crush, eating mangoes... »
The play
Chennai, August 9, 2011

Touch of whimsy

The Travelling Circus — Fairytale-like narrative, clowning and a lively mix of music meet in this play that tackles issues as grave as war and displacement »
A scene from the play The Blue Mug. Photo: R. Ravindran
August 7, 2011

The Blue Mug memories

Life and memoriesShipra says during the course of The Blue Mug: “Life without memories is nothing at all”. If Blue Mug were to have a tagline, this could be it. On one han... »
Scenes from 'The Travelling Circus'.
Chennai, August 5, 2011

The Travelling Circus

Devised from the short story ‘The Boy Who Spoke In Numbers’ by Sri Lankan writer Mike Masilamani, ‘The Travelling Circus’ follows the misfortunes of the citizens of the Sma... »
Coimbatore, August 5, 2011

The Festival in Coimbatore – Edition II

Encouraged by the successful inaugural edition of The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest last year, we are happy to be back in Coimbatore with the second edition.This August, the Fest – whic... »
Scenes from 'Success'.
Chennai, Hyderabad, August 5, 2011

Success

‘Success’ explores the cost of success. The play follows 70 minutes of real time in the life of a highly successful American advertising executive named Rick Sterling, whose company has... »
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KOCHI, August 5, 2011

Three plays lined up for theatre fete

The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest (MPTF) 2011 will commence at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall here on Friday. The event, looked forward to by the connoisseurs and laypersons alike, is expected to mark a... »
A scene from the play The Interview.
Coimbatore, August 3, 2011

The Return of The Festival

Get set for four days of drama as The MetroPlus Theatre fest takes the Coimbatore stage once more. »
A scene from Ms.Meena.
Kochi, August 3, 2011

Meet Ms. Meena

Ms. Meena, the last of the three plays in the fest, will be staged on Sunday. Here's a preview… »
Rajat Kapur in 'Kachre Ki Hifaazat' among the 'One on One' series of monologues about contemporary India Photo: K. Ananthan
Kochi, July 30, 2011

One on One

Rage Productions (Mumbai) August 6, 7.30 p.m. Venue: Kerala Fine Arts Hall Rage's 'One on One' is an ambitious venture, showcasing eight monologu... »
Scene from Ms. Meena. Photo: K Ananthan
Kochi, July 29, 2011

The stage is set

The MetroPlus Theatre Fest begins on August 5, Friday next »
Chennai, July 27, 2011

Seventh edition, seven plays

Hold your breath. Laugh out loud. Sing a little. Cry a little. That's the best thing about theatre. An entire gamut of emotions compressed into a couple of hours. Call it cathartic. Or just... »
The cast of 'The Real Inspector Hound'
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, July 17, 2011

The Real Inspector Hound

“We interrupt our programme for a special message:The police are still searching in vain for the madman who is at large in the deadly marshes of the coastal region. Inspector Hound who... »
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Senior Associate Editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, speaks to Sano of Chennai Live 104.8 FM about The MetroPlus Theatre Fest
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Senior Associate Editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, speaks about what's different at this year's MetroPlus Theatre Fest. Video: NDTV-Hindu
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