Actor Factor’s “The Leela Tapes”, mounted in New Delhi the other day, handled a delicate subject with aplomb. 

“The Leela Tapes” is a poignant story of a young widow.
ROMESH CHANDER
The Actor Factor Theatre Company is very young, a little over one year old or so. In its very first year, it produced three outstanding […]

Theatre should engage, engross and entertain, believes director-actor Amir Raza Husain. 

Virat and Amir Raza Husain. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash
P. ANIMA
Amir Raza Husain is a man of candour and strong views and makes no bones about it. Husain firmly believes the purpose of theatre is entertainment and has strived to win over his audience […]

“Tritiya Juddha” is an experimental theatrical piece that creates awareness about neo-colonial aggression. 

 “Tritiya Juddha” was a part of Sangeet Natak Akademi’s festival to showcase the works of its recent awardees.
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI
The 10-day festival organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in New Delhi recently to showcase the artistic creations of its awardees […]

S. Ramanujam, who just received the SNA Award, presented his “Veriattamin” in New Delhi recently. The play is acted out on a bare stage. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI

“Veriattam” is a landmark work in the history of contemporary Tamil theatre. Drawing inspiration from traditional folk forms, the director S. Ramanujam seeks to create […]

Tracking a family tale“Phoenix” explores the dynamics of loss.

P. Anima

Children’s theatre and literature engages both Feisal Alkazi and Anushka Shankar. It is through the same circle that Alkazi managed to trace Shankar. Ironically, the first production involving their creativity is not child-oriented. Part of the ongoing “New Plays, New Voices” festival, Ruchika Theatre Group […]

 
A scene from “Aatmakatha”.
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI
Two plays in Bengali staged at New Delhi’s Shri Ram Centre this past week were fine theatrical pieces remarkable for acting excellence and innovation. “Aatmakatha”, by Mukhomukhi, Kolkata, had in the lead role veteran Bengali actor and padma Bhushan Soumitra Chatterjee A jam-packed hall witnessed the histrionics of the […]

“A Doll’s House” is a well-executed venture. 

A scene from the play.
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen continues to fascinate Hindi theatregoers.
Most of his plays have a striking relevance to our time and situation, particularly “A Doll’s House”. This play’s protest against the inhuman aspects of a patriarchal society is forcefully conveyed by Brechtian […]

A Mauritian troupe brought a little-known play by Tagore to New Delhi recently.  

 A scene from “Raja Aur Rani” performed by Triveni Kala Mandir, Mauritius, in New Delhi recently.

ANJANA RAJAN

It was not the first time that Balraj Ramphul of Triveni Kala Mandir, Mauritius, was in India. The play he presented at Kamani auditorium recently was a […]

Where there is nothing, there is theatre. Sanjay Kumar of Pandies Theatre takes his issue-based plays to Badarpur Khadar village to make a difference,

The actors from Pandies Theatre performing “Wed-lock” before the residents of Badarpur Khadar village

RANA SIDDIQUI ZAMAN
A line of footwear — chappals, sandals and shoes — marks the outline of a stage. […]

“Aage Badhna Seekho” is directed by Nadeem Khan, a product of Urdu Akademi’s children’s theatre workshop.
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI
For the last two decades Urdu Akademi, Delhi has been annually presenting plays by children prepared in the course of their theatre workshop, which display fine artistry imbued with a social message. Its latest presentation, “Aage Badhna […]