Abhimanyu Acharya, Author at The Theatre Times

Abhimanyu Acharya

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Abhimanyu Acharya is an author, Theatre-maker, and translator based out of Gujarat, India. He has published a collection of short stories in Gujarati that received much critical acclaim. His play Roundabout was performed in Indian provinces like Gujarat and Karnataka. As a director, he has to his credit Tell Me The Name Of A Flower, an Indian classic written by Madhu Rye, and Kiran Nagarkar’s Bedtime Stories which was performed at the prestigious Manipal International Literature and Arts Platform (M.I.L.A.P.). He was the poetry editor for Chaicopy, an online literary Journal. He has received several grants and fellowships, including the one offered by Sahitya Akademi for cultural and linguistic exchange. Currently, he is pursuing his Doctoral studies at The University of Western Ontario, Canada in Comparative Literature with a special focus on Indian Theatre.

South Asian Theatre in Canada: SAWITRI Theatre Stages Three Short Plays in Gujarati

Posted by Abhimanyu Acharya | 28th Nov 2019 | Canada, India, Review

SAWITRI Theatre, based out of Mississauga, Ontario, recently paid a tribute to the acclaimed...

Mental Illness And Childhood Trauma On Indian Stage: QTP’s “Every Brilliant Thing”

Posted by Abhimanyu Acharya | 10th Sep 2019 | India, Review, Theatre and Age

In a country where mental illness is as big an issue as poverty is but is not talked about and dealt with the same zeal and enthusiasm, Mumbai-based QTP’s latest production Every Brilliant thing, written by British playwrights Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe, and directed by Quasar Thakore-Padamsee, comes as a much needed venture.

“Authentic Or Fake?” Calithumpian Theatre Collective Stages Stephen Sachs’s “Bakersfield Mist”

Posted by Abhimanyu Acharya | 26th Feb 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Art

The play is a good mix of entertainment and profundity and asks questions that can certainly be food for thought for the audience.

To Belong Or Not To Belong? AHSC Stages David Ives’s “The Interrogation Of Baruch De Spinoza”

Posted by Abhimanyu Acharya | 1st Feb 2019 | Canada, News, Theatre and Religion

The University of Western Ontario’s Arts and Humanities Student Council (AHSC) recently staged its latest production The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza written by David Ives. The play was performed at TAP Centre for Creativity at London, Ontario, Canada, and was directed by Julia Sebastian.