Still from the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Silvatein, written and directed by Shatarupa Bhattacharyya, is being presented on stage in association with Mad Hats Theatre. The play, originally written in English, is translated to Hindi by Puneet Gupta, Shatarupa defines the play as a relationship drama. “It is also psychological and contemporary in nature....
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Anmol Vellani’s play ‘Innocence’ is a Kafkaesque take on modern Indian justice
A still from Innocence | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Imagine a world where Franz Kafka’s absurdism intersects with modern India’s vibrant chaos. A world where an innocent man fights a desperate battle for justice against a system designed to silence him. This is the world of Innocence, a black comedy written and directed by Anmol Vellani,...
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The play Be-loved opens up heart-warming conversations about queerness
Let’s start at the end. When Be-loved (a play that threw together a montage of queer love stories set firmly in the Indian context) ended on the fifth day of the Remembering Veenapani Festival at Adishakti Theatre, Auroville, the applause would not stop. It was a while before the cast and crew could be introduced....
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Novel Kathakali, in memory of a great poet
Kalamandalam Rajasekharan performing Chintha Vishtayaya Sita. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As the drums beat and the cymbals clashed, coloured curtains trembled in the lamplight. It was a different kind of Kathakali like no other. ‘Chintha Vishtayaya Sita’, one of the famous poems of poet Kumaranasan, choreographed by Kalamandalam Rajasekharan, appeared as the second solo...
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Kudanthai Mali brought to stage the story of Mahan Narayana Guru
From Kudanthai Mali’s play Mahan Narayana Guru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mali’s stage recently presented the play Mahan Narayana Guru (written and directed by Kudanthai Mali), at Narada Gana Sabha. Mali is known for his scripts with a social message. A play on the social reformer Narayana Guru, is, therefore, right up his street....
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Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry on ‘Hayavadana’: ‘The potential for multiple interpretations’
Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry has dedicated decades of her life to the stage. The winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Shri for her contribution to theatre, she is known for plays such as Kitchen Katha, The Suit, Yerma, Nagamandala, The Mad Woman of Chaillot and Stree Patra. An alumni of the National...
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Nishumbita School of Drama in Hyderabad recreates Girish Karnad’s iconic play ‘Nagamandala’ in Telugu
Artistes during rehearsals | Photo Credit: special arrangement Hyderabad-based Nishumbita School of Drama, in association with Rasranjani theatre group, pays tribute to playwright-actor (late) Girish Karnad by staging his mystical play Nagamandala in Telugu. Director Ram Mohan Holagundi reminisces: “We first staged the play in English in 2004 and much later — after 19 years...
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How Sahyande Theatre on the Attapadi Hills aspires to be world’s first carbon neutral theatre
“Experience the strong emotion in silence. It can convey as much as movement or mime,” says theatremaker Sankar Venkateswaran. These words resonate in the quiet evening at Attappadi in Kerala. We are at his space — Sahyande Theatre — perched on a hilltop, with a river flowing below, to witness Sankar’s latest work, IM TOD-In...
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PMG Mayurapirya’s Big Boss highlights a teacher’s ‘Centum’ fixation
A scene from Big Boss, staged by PMG Mayurapriya. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Is there only one route to success — a degree in Engineering at a premier institute? And even assuming the answer is yes, what is the price one pays for this? These are among the many questions PMG Mayurapriya’s latest play...