My entry into the world of performative art and storytelling started when I was 10 years old. And that was solely because of my grandmother, who would watch three movies over a weekend. And, I was her main accomplice. Post-dinner, we had these storytelling, singing, dancing and performance sessions for the kids [we all lived […]
“Theatre is like my comfort food, dal chawal, something I want to return to as often as I can.” Kumud Mishra is conscious of the similes he uses to describe his first love. “Theatre offers me challenges that I get only once in five years in films.” The latest is Saanp Seedhi, a thriller in […]
From the play Still Dancing April 11 is observed as World Parkinson’s Day, and Movement Mantra and Third Half Theatre’s play Still Dancing — An Ode to Movement aims to bring awareness about the neurodegenerative condition. The play was written to inspire hope and resilience among people with Parkinson’s and their families. After performances in […]
A scene from the play | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mumbai-based Akvarious Productions returns this weekend with External Affairs, a play that explores Gen Z relationship dynamics through humour. Directed by Adhaar Khurana and written by Bobby Nagra, the production is backed by Akarsh Khurana and Saatvika Kantamneni. The team describes the play as “a […]
Members of Overactors Hyd play a match at MSK Ground in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 20-over cricket match is underway under the floodlights at MSK Ground in Shankarpally, about 40 kms from Hyderabad. A group of professionals from various fields arrive with bats, stumps, and a hard tennis ball. The Overactors Hyd, […]
The play revolves around the lives of the protagonists, a man and a woman, who are both waiting for a delayed flight in a small-town airport lounge. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Ennui Collective, a performance and media art collective based in Bengaluru, opened its new play Thus Spake Shoorpanakha, So Said Shakhuni, in […]
Pammal Sambanda Mudaliar, considered the father of modern Tamil theatre. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives World Theatre Day has been celebrated internationally since 1962 on March 27. Despite the vibrant Tamil theatre scene in Chennai, celebrations here have generally been low-key. But this year, with the support of the Federation of City Sabhas, Dharini […]
From Munnetram, a night-long event that bridged the divide between art forms K. Velur village, Arcot taluk, Ranipet district, recently bustled with youthful energy, kindred spirits and pride. The stage near the Uthiragiri Amman temple in the village, with two statues dedicated to Kalavai Ponnusami and Tamil scholar Prof. M. Varadarasan, speaks of the village’s long-term […]
A still from What’s Done Is Done | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tale of power, ambition, and downfall. But in Rajat Kapoor’s What’s Done Is Done, it takes on a completely new life through the eyes of clowns. The play, a part of Kapoor’s ongoing experiment with clown-based Shakespearean adaptations, […]
The International Theatre Festival of Kerala was held from February 23-March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.K. Najeeb I recently returned after attending the 15th edition of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) in Thrissur. More than the plays on show, several of which were remarkable, such as Amal (Iraq) and Dear Children, Sincerely (Sri Lanka), I came […]
