Through The Looking Glass: It is pleasantly surprising to see a young director pick up a difficult play, like GP Deshpande’s Udhwastha Dharmashala (Marathi), and attract a full house for the…
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Over The Rainbow: There was a time, not too long ago, when live-in relationships were considered the height of boldness, and people talked in subdued tones about homosexuals. Now, there…
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Seeking Magic: What happens when a writer is unable to write? Writer’s block can be creativity-killer. And what if the characters he has thought up are annoyed to be left…
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Wildlife Adventure: For a decade now Shaili Sathyu and her Gillo Repertory Theatre have been specialising in plays for children, and also presenting unusual stories on the stage. Gillo’s latest…
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Save The Book: Many must have had to look up the meaning of Aaeen—the sound of the word has a certain romance to it, which Samvidhan does not, neither does Constitution, both of…
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Rewind, Remind: It has been almost a quarter of a century since Stephen Belber’s Tape first opened in 1999, and in the intervening years, the #MeToo movement brought to the…
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Ulka Mayur describes herself as an Indian theatre artiste, storyteller, writer, actor, director and folklorist. She is also a dancer, scholar and founder of the production company, Story Circus, with her husband,…
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Avneesh Mishra brought his group, Rangshila, back on stage after the long lockdown break, with Iss Desh Ka Yaaro Kya Kehna, a satire written by Lakshmikant Vaishnav. “This pandemic period…
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Matters of Faith: Miracle On Matunga Street, directed by KK Raina, is Ila Arun’s second adaptation of a Tom Dudzick play after Namaste (based on Greetings). Both bring up in…
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Covid Chronicles: It was inevitable that at least a few post-lockdown plays staged by major city groups would be about the effects of the pandemic. Of all the branches of…