Tagore’s Enduring Political Allegory
More than a dozen years after it first opened in Mumbai, as part of a Heisnam Kanhailal...
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Vikram Phukan
Battle Cries For Liberation
At a staging in Kerala in January, Sara Matchett’s Walk: South Africa proved to be a harrowing but...
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Dramatic Soundscapes
Rather than experimental theatre, it is the realm of dance works that is considered to be much...
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Moveable Cultural Feast
This weekend, the city gets a brand new festival that seeks to inject an infectious arts vibe into...
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Six Must-Watch Plays At The Theatre Olympics In Mumbai
The Mumbai tour will be its final leg, with the closing ceremony slated for April 8 at Worli’s...
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Interpreting The Epics
The Tenkutittu and Badagutittu traditional theatre styles of coastal Karnataka come alive. The...
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I Wanted To Remove The Language Of Gender: Hindi Adaptation of Lorca’s “Yerma”
Mahesh Dattani explores the symbolism, futurism and surreal influences of Spanish dramatist...
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The Complexities of Consent
Even when catapulted into public discourse in inglorious fashion, a la Aziz Ansari, our...
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The Importance Of Dramaturgical Design
A man in all-black production attire shoots an audience with a camcorder in an almost...
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How The Nirbhaya Protests Made Young Women A Symbol Of Resistance
This week marks five years since the nationwide Nirbhaya protests sparked off in the country, with...
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Showstoppers That Ran The Show: Top 14 Stage Performances Of 2017 in India
As the year draws to an end, Vikram Phukan lists 14 of his favorite performances from the stage....
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Immersive Theatre On A Silver Platter: “The Hungry Hearts Supper Club”
Earlier this year, as a whimsical Valentine’s Week Special targeted the blissfully single rather...
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Interpreting “The Mahabharata” With Puppets
Anurupa Roy’s contemporary retelling of the epic uses a melange of cultural influences to focus on...
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Ramlila at Prithvi Theatre: Rambunctious and Unforgettable
Far from the creaky floorboards and blazing arc lamps of the makeshift prosceniums of Faridabad,...
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Still Raging After 25 Years: The Anniversary of Rage Theatre
Shernaz Patel, Rahul daCunha, and Rajit Kapur continue to deftly adapt their outings to match the...
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Ensconced In A Time Warp: The Plays Within The Film
CRD, the recently released film directed by Kranti Kanadé, starts right off the bat with auditions...
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A Collection of Scattered Memories
This year’s eclectic Aadyam spread can certainly not be faulted in terms of its curation. From a...
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Classic Scripts, New Writing, And Diverse Subjects At The NCPA’s Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival
Feminist themes, whether overt or subtextual, found expression in the plays that were showcased at...
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When Women Sing Their Stories
The various signposts of a woman’s life find striking expression in the songs that have graced the...
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Everybody Loves A Good War: Staging “Mother Courage” In India
Quasar Thakore Padamsee’s staging of what is hailed as the greatest anti-war statement brings...
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