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‘The play was a challenge to adapt’

Matthew Spangler’s adaption of The Kite Runner comes to the Mumbai stage, directed by Akarsh Khurana

Provocative drama: A scene from the play

'Agin Tiriya' raises contemporary issues

Diwan Singh Bajeli Convoluted but relevant, “Agin Tiriya” raises contemporary issues

Mega musical on Kurukshetra to be staged in Bengaluru

MANASA KAMBANNA Prabhat Arts International will stage its new mega musical on Kurukshetra

A peek into the world of Seema Pahwa

The popular ‘Hum Log’ actor talks about her journey in theatre and films

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A scene from ‘Pattambi’

‘Pattambi’ had enough turns to keep the audience engrossed

Kumaresh K.R. Vignesh Ratnam’s play, ‘Pattambi,’ written by Ratnam Koothapiran, is certainly of a different kind. With a simple premise, but an unexpected ending, ‘Pattambi’ is not the most entertaining or humorous play you would come across, but a serious, emotionally powerful one. Ratnam won the second place for best screenplay and Vignesh won the best actor award in the Kodai Nadaga Vizha (conducted annually by Kartik Fine Arts) in April, earlier this year.Pattambi (Vignesh) is a 20-something working

A scene during ‘Pitha Uktha’

Pitha Uktha: Dissecting patriarchy

Renu Ramanath Pitha Uktha, a play enacted by students of the School of Drama & Fine Arts, Thrissur, attempted to probe a regressive system through two famous father-daughter duo

Stark realism: A scene from “Amoeba”

Remembering all-round theatre personality R.S. Nishesh

Diwan Singh Bajeli R.S. Nishesh’s theatrical brilliance was on display, as “Amoeba” made its way to the centrestage once again

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Girish Raghunath Karnad, veteran playwright, actor, filmmaker, and theatre personality, passed away on June 10, 2019.

Girish Karnad: life in pictures

Shri Bavaani Amman Therukkoothu Nataka Manram, Kanchipuram, presented ‘Alamugasooran Samhaaram’, an unusual story of Arjuna being helped by Draupadi, who takes on the Kali avatara to kill the asura.

A rivetting ‘therukoothu’ performance

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Preview Theatre

Director Quasar Thakore Padamsee’s team will stage ‘A Peasant of El Salvador’ in Hyderabad

‘The play was a challenge to adapt’

'Agin Tiriya' raises contemporary issues

Dance

Mega musical on Kurukshetra to be staged in Bengaluru

Theatre Talk Theatre

A peek into the world of Seema Pahwa

Tamil Theatre Theatre

‘Pattambi’ had enough turns to keep the audience engrossed

Pitha Uktha: Dissecting patriarchy

Pitha Uktha, a play enacted by students of the School of Drama & Fine Arts, Thrissur, attempted to probe a regressive system through two famous father-daughter duo

The final play Hello Farmaaish: Space to grow

Audience revelled as Hello Farmaaish, the final play of The Hindu Theatre Fest 2019, pushed gender boundaries

A space to rehearse

Blessed are the productions that can afford to rehearse in the space they will actually perform in

When cinema trysts with theatre

Experiencing live performance on film might seem like a misnomer, whether it’s a play or choreographed dance or a musical gig, but one need look no

Of love and longing

‘Usha Chitralekha’ kathakali, rarely performed by women, will be staged on August 27

Six short plays: Mirror to the world around

Real life situations provide fodder for this six-in-one drama suite by Dummies troupe

‘A diverse set of plays spanning genres and sensibilities’

Sanhita Manch’s third edition will stage four original plays that celebrate homegrown talent in myriad ways, says Vikram Phukan

Vasu Primlani's layered comedy

Vasu Primlani says her comedy has layers of meaning and some people ‘hear’ the inverted commas

'Malayala Madhuri', a show dedicated to Malayalam

Mankulam GK Namboodiri and his family have been performing a show dedicated to the evolution of the language for 25 years

Directing a play was eye-opening: Vikram Phukan

Theatre critic and writer Vikram Phukan is bringing his directorial debut to Delhi’s Old World Theatre Fest this week

Keeping Burra Katha alive in the wave of impersonal storytelling art forms

Banned in British India and by the Nizam of Hyderabad for its sting, it has few takers today

Desi stand-up, drama and dance at The Fringe

An unlikely Indian representative at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival will be a solo performance from Lucknow titled Gigolo: Bold, Beautiful,

Remembering all-round theatre personality R.S. Nishesh

R.S. Nishesh’s theatrical brilliance was on display, as “Amoeba” made its way to the centrestage once again

Salute to Kasturba on stage

The play pays tribute to this inspiring personality

Old World Theatre Festival: Raising contemporary issues

The 18th edition of Old World Theatre Festival focuses on original scripts, crossover genres, innovative aesthetics and critical issues

Love in the time of gang war

KissaGo’s theatre production will be staged today to mark Independence Day

V. Balakrishnan’s stark new script bags The Hindu Playwright Award

The shortlisted works included Ajay Krishnan’s Gajram the Great, Deepika Arwind’s Phantasmagoria and Deepro Roy’s Azad Theatre chosen by a panel of three judges from among the 82 entries received.

'Shikaar' review: A commune of chudails

Patchworks Ensemble’s new play, Shikaar explores the insidious culture of instigation besides reclaiming words that carry social stigma, says Vikram Phukan

'Phantasmagoria' came about from the need to have a conversation, says Deepika Arwind

Shortlisted for The Hindu Playwright Award 2019, Deepika Arwind’s Phantasmagoria uses a bit of magical realism to see what would happen if women took the lead in discussing the lofty political issues of the day

Strands of sisterhood

Bengaluru-based, Theatre for Change uses ‘choreopoems’ devised from music, text and dance to tell contemporary stories, says Vikram Phukan

It’s a response to the political situation around me: Ajay Krishnan on his play 'Gajram the Great'

Ajay Krishnan got a The Hindu Playwright Award nomination for the play

Which theatre style connects with you the most, asks Deepro Roy’s new play

In his play Azad Theatre, Deepro Roy uses a singular set as the backdrop to spar a debate on two contrasting styles of modern theatre: stage and street

Experiments with female representation

A woman peering in at the margins of a black hole waiting to be engulfed by its utter nothingness (or singularity, as it were) is one of many

Wordplay and love

Love Letters has seen over 300 productions since 1993, and Rahul daCunha, Rajit Kapur and Shernaz Patel keep the excitement alive in its staging at Coimbatore

‘Taking offence is a national pastime’

Ruckus Night 3.0, a two-hour comedy relay featuring top artistes, will be held today

The aroma of Awadh

As “Umrao Jaan Ada” finds a new life on stage, we speak to the artists who have given it the shape of a musical

Erasing memories and spaces

Freedom Mahal reminisces the loss of lives and culture in Bengaluru

‘I am a director wanting to tell a story’

Nikhila Kesavan talks about adapting Manu Joseph’s novel to the stage and what she looks for when scripting a play

Kamlesh Mota is eveready for any role

Kamlesh Mota, who has been staging plays since he was in school, is a prolific producer, director and actor

‘Koodiyattam is a full-time vocation’

Koodiyattam exponent Margi Madhu, director of Nepathya, on the need to preserve the intrinsic richness and legacy of this traditional theatre form

'Manto… Ismat Haazir Hain' preview: A toast to two literary mavericks

Naseeruddin Shah-directed Manto… Ismat Haazir Hain celebrates the works of Saadat Hasan Manto and Ismat Chughtai

'Dance Like a Man' by Lillette Dubey: Dance, drama and relationships

A family drama that can make you laugh and cry, Dance Like a Man’s appeal lies in its universal themes of humanity, says director Lillette Dubey

‘Andhere Mein’ : A dark comedy, quite literally!

The Sutradhar production had audiences chuckling at the comical freeze frames and provocative jokes

Sangeet Natak: live and kicking

Nehru Centre’s Mahotsav is one of many efforts that continues to keep traditional Maharashtrian musical theatre prevalent

When Rathna Shekar Reddy finds an opportunity, he passes it on

Samahaara founder Rathna Shekar Reddy grooms the next line of directors and artistes to take theatre legacies forward

Four in shortlist for The Hindu award

Winner will be known on Aug. 14

Mapping Mumbai’s alternative performance spaces

This week’s Girish Karnad tribute at Veda Factory — Hayavadana, reimagined by eight young directors — showed that all is well, theatre-wise, in the

'A Muslim in the Midst' review: a play that makes you ask difficult questions

This play will leave you asking yourself difficult questions

Making mallakhamb modern

The performative sport steps into 2019 with a shiny new electronic soundtrack and young performers

'Ho Sakta Hai Do Aadmi Do Kursiyaan' review: when chairs become characters

Marked by elements of absurd theatre, Vinay Sharma’s “Ho Sakta Hai Do Aadmi Do Kursiyaan” is a thought provoking piece

On Tholapavakoothu - the shadow puppetry of Kerala

Krishnan Kutty Pulavar, the expert Tholapavakoothu artiste says you need a minimum of 20 years dedication to master the art form

Guilt preview: Of love and its loss

Playwright-director Swetanshu Bora’s Guilt has just three characters, whom he uses to explore platonic love

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