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Many facets of Manto – The Hindu

Many facets of Manto – The Hindu

A still from the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Watch the works of Saadat Hasan Manto come alive on stage this weekend in Bengaluru. The play, Ishtihaar, is conceived and directed by Deevas Gupta. In Urdu and Hindustani, Ishtihaar will feature Deevas with Prakil Singh and Saurabh Soni. It is a collection of six stories by...

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Discovering Sahir Ludhianvi: Danish Husain’s play ‘Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shair Hoon’ to be staged in Hyderabad

Discovering Sahir Ludhianvi: Danish Husain’s play ‘Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shair Hoon’ to be staged in Hyderabad

Danish Husain as Sahir Ludhianvi with co-actors in ‘Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shair Hoon’ | Photo Credit: Manasi/Special Arrangement The title of The Hoshruba Repertory and Art for Causes’ Hindustani theatre production, Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shair Hoon, borrows the opening phrase from the popular song from Kabhi Kabhie. The play is a...

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The play Project Darling poses bold questions about female sexuality

The play Project Darling poses bold questions about female sexuality

From Project Darling | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sharanya Ramprakash’s Project Darling is an incisive study of female sexuality at the crossroads of censorship and culture in India. Presented by actor and director Prakash Raj, it was recently staged at Adishakti and Indianostrum Theatre in Puducherry.  The play, supported by the India Foundation for the...

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Susanto Banerjee’s ‘The Flame’ is a mystery involving complex relationships

Susanto Banerjee’s ‘The Flame’ is a mystery involving complex relationships

A still from Susanto Banerjee’s ‘The Flame’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a theatrical world hungry for both depth and relevance, The Flame promises to deliver a compelling blend. Ventures Theatre Group revisits this Bengali adaptation of a Somerset Maugham story under Susanto Banerjee’s direction. It is a play that tackles complex issues with timeless appeal...

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Madras Players’ Kamalakshi weaves together music, dance and theatre to narrate the story of a devadasi

Madras Players’ Kamalakshi weaves together music, dance and theatre to narrate the story of a devadasi

‘Kamalakshi’, the play that captures the life of a devadasi, was staged at Narada Gana Sabha. in Chennai. | Photo Credit: Ravindran_R The auditorium at Narada Gana Sabha reverberated with applause as the curtains rose to reveal an artistically-crafted temple on stage for the play Kamalakshi. Shanmugham (stage decor and props) and Victor Paulraj (lighting)...

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A contemporary take on Euripides’ Medea by Chennai’s Theatre Nisha

A contemporary take on Euripides’ Medea by Chennai’s Theatre Nisha

Shakti in stills from the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The ancient Greek tragedy, Medea, by Euripides, was first staged in 431 BC as part of a trilogy. While the other two plays are lost to history, the story of Jason and Medea continues to fascinate generations of theatre practitioners and has seen many iterations on stage. Chennai’s Theatre...

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Telugu play Bhoothakalam has a novel presentation

Telugu play Bhoothakalam has a novel presentation

Artists during rehearsals | Photo Credit: special arrangement March 1 is examination day for Govada Creations as the Hyderabad-based theatre group gears up to stage the Telugu play Bhoothakalam. “Eee natakam oka pedda pariksha maaku (This play is a big exam for us). We are geared up to face the challenge,” says its director Venkat...