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Stand-up comedian Suhas Navaratna says humour is different in one’s mother tongue

Kannada humour: Suhas Navaratna from the Kannada stand up collective, Gandhi Class, says humour is different in one’s mother tongue

The script is devised based on what the actors bring to the table

In The Little Theatre’s 25th pantomime, a Hawaiian Popaii is out to save the world

Gowri S Twenty five years on, The Little Theatre’s annual pantomimes, can be considered as one of Chennai’s christmas traditions

Different fare Sabrina Arusam’s puppets; Stills from the play Elephant in the Room and Catch That Crocodile

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The Hyderabad Children’s Theatre Festival packs a wholesome theatre treat

Neeraja Murthy The 10th edition of the Hyderabad Children’s Theatre Festival starts off with gusto

The Ramayana meets Opera in Crea-Shakthi’s latest production

Gowri S Animal characters are protagonists in Crea-Shakthi’s latest take on The Ramayana

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Conveying his struggle: A scene from Sir Iqbal

Of Habba Khatoon and Sir Iqbal

Diwan Singh Bajeli The Urdu Drama Festival-2019 saw some memorable plays that will go a long way in enriching the composite culture of Delhi

Single minded devotion: A scene from the play “Meera”

Dancing with the deity

Diwan Singh Bajeli Sohaila Kapur’s “Meera” and “Sohbat” took the audience on a lyrical spiritual journey

Is there a future for co-existence?

ARUNDHATI GHOSH Rihla, directed by Neel Chaudhuri, deliberates our immediate insecurities and imagine what hope itself could look like

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The Big Fat Company (BFC) was founded in Bangalore by Anuradha H.R. in 2017

Watch | The Big Fat Company shows us theatre comes in all shapes and sizes

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

Girish Karnad: life in pictures

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$With candor and conviction: The play situates itself in a fractious political climate$

Women of conscience

Theatre Talk Theatre

The show goes on

Shakespearean love and longing

Twenty years and still strong

One man, many people

Tata Sky on giving theatre a new stage

Sanjiv Saraf: Celebrating the vibrant shades of Urdu

As the fifth edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta begins today, founder Sanjiv Saraf tells us how it has become one of the biggest festivals in the world

A mosaic of unfinished stories

Ace choreographer Ananya Chatterjea talks about her craft and concerns

A heartbreaking narrative

Yatrik’s ‘Mother, Like Daughter’ shows the contrasting lives of a mother and daughter and how the two come close

Laughter is the best medicine

The first ever Mumbai Clown Festival, ongoing in the city is a collaborative effort to spread the good cheer

A festivalof ideas

Yours Truly Theater has organised a festival that is relevant for school children, corporates, NGOs, and performing artistes

Play comes with a social message

Bosskey’s ‘Drama’ scored high on comedy with focus social issues

Defying the odds

Manya Learns to Roar, a powerful story written by Shruthi Rao about a little girl’s dream of playing Shere Khan in her school play, has been adapted as a play by Bhavana Rajendran

For whom technology tolls

For those of us that are perennially nostalgia bound — even for the sepia-tinted memories of the vast cultural landscapes of yore — the ‘old web’ is a

An equal music

Danish ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen says that there has been an increase in Indians travelling to Denmark

Inspiring tales

Six socially-relevant plays were staged at the 30th Urdu Drama Festival

Adhir Bhat: From a refugee to a playwright

Adhir Bhat, who hails from Kashmir, loves to look at the bright side of life

High-functioning sociopaths and a missing panther

The Little Theatre’s Christmas pantomime brings your favourite fictional detectives and a number of cinematic universes together

Everyone loves an old-fashioned murder mystery

The world’s longest-running production, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will play for five nights in a row for Mumbaikars

Art in astrophysics

For some years now, Mumbai-based theatre practitioner Jyoti Dogra has been regaling audiences in alternative venues with the solo work Notes on Chai —

The sound of musicals

We’ve always loved ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Evita’, but it’s time for the contemporary Indian musical

Drama in the time of bigotry: theatre director and poet Ratan Thiyam

Manipur’s celebrated theatre director and poet Ratan Thiyam has not given up on the power of his songs

Jashn-e-Bhachpan: More than just child’s play

Jashn-e-Bhachpan, organised by the National School of Drama’s Sanskar Rang Toli, saw a diverse range of plays that celebrated different facets of childhood

‘Priyadarshika’ to bring to the fore the richness of Sanskrit theatre

Through “Priyadarshika”, seasoned director K.S. Rajendran once again brings to light the nuances of Sanskrit theatre

A tale of courage

Kalki Koechlin is the mainstay of Lucrece based on Shakespeare’s narrative poem

Theatre group Sanchaya turns 30

Sanchaya, a theatre group of reckoning in Bangalore, is turning 30. The group was started by the late G.S. Rama Rao, a teacher at MES School for his students. To this day, the group believes in preserving the values and the spirit with which the group was started

‘Kaettadhum Koduppavanae:’ Good in parts

With plausible script ‘Kaettadhum Koduppavanae’ could have earned more brownie points

Organic theatre, conceptualised by SN Sudheer, is breaking new ground in Kerala

The novel idea puts emphasis on reviving ties between farming and culture

Peesapilly Rajeevan excels as Urvashi in Kalakeyavadham

Peesappilly Rajeevan delivered a nuanced performance of the challenging Kathakali character of Urvasi in Thrissur

Slaying it on stage

Mayamma says he stands for freedom and Feminism

Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ redux as Kathakali

French choreographer Annette Leday and Australian playwright David McRuvie bring back their Kathakali adaptation of the Bard’s famous tragedy

Foibles of upper-class philanderers

The irreverent stage persona of Naseeruddin Shah, cocking a snook at societal mores and expectations, is upended in The Truth, a new production from

Know your hero!

As Ajit Chitturi brings Timeri N. Murari’s popular play Hey, Hero! to Delhi, the actor-director tells us about its journey

Ad man Alyque Padamsee’s alternate world on the stage

He was a major part of theatre’s glory years in Mumbai in the 70s

‘Bhagawad Ajjukam’ probes the concept of transfiguration

Beyond the vibrant costumes and farcical elements, Suresh Anagalli’s “Bhagawad Ajjukam” is a dazzling metaphor reflecting the dichotomy between reality and illusion

Sunandha Raghunathan’s ‘Bad Hindu’ is caught between two worlds

The one-act play promises to be a layered work that explores the concept of identity

Ila Arun’s journey with Ibsen

Ila Arun has adapted so many of the playwright’s works that she was recently honoured with the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

The Samskrita Ranga’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations

In a rare event, the Chennai audience soaked in Sanskrit

Metaphysical romance and inspired portraits

Choose between a rousing physical theatre piece and an award-winning play on star crossed lovers

Thereby hangs a tale...

Celebrating the art of storytelling, the just concluded Kathakar Festival saw stirring sessions with master raconteurs

Vintage melodrama with a modern twist

A new revival of Prithviraj Kapoor’s Deewar, directed by Sunil Shanbag, premiered at the Prithvi Theatre Festival earlier this month. First performed

An intimate circus

The canvas of Cirque du Soleil’s Bazzar is limited in scale but the acts are thrilling and technically impressive

Indianostrum is back in Puducherry with all their works

It has been a satisfying year for Puducherry-based theatre group, Indianostrum, the brainchild of Koumarane Valavane. Kunti Karna, the group’s longest

For an equal world

Aniruddha Khutwad’s restraint artistry is evident in “A Raisin in the Sun” as he eloquently exposes the underbelly of racism while narrating the hardships of an African-American family

Between the heroic and the iniquitous

Nimmy Raphael interprets the epic tale of the monkey brothers Sugriva and Bali from the Ramayana in an invigorating production by Adishakti

All for the love of Sanskrit

Six decades after he founded ‘Samskrita Ranga,’ theatre troupe,Dr. V. Raghavan’s family keeps the flag flying and how

A warrior princess in the coffee shop

Isheeta Ganguly’s Sundays with Chitra and Chaitali brings to life once again, the tale of the mythical character Chitrangada, in a modern context

Agent of transformation

Theatremaker Imogen Butler-Cole’s debut solo, Foreign Body is a compelling narrative in the #MeToo era

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