More recently the boys of Silly Point drifted away from their safe zone of situational comedy and dived into Gandhi — The Musical.
22 Oct 2018 5:29 AM
Vijay Kenkre once told me that the purpose of Experimental Theatre is to make Commercial Theatre better.
10 Oct 2018 12:26 AM
Theatre (and the Arts) is seen as a 'medium', not as an end in itself. That means CSR managers won't support theatre for theatre’s sake.
03 Oct 2018 12:28 AM
In essence, drama class is actually a class about understanding human behaviour, and therefore life.
19 Sep 2018 12:10 AM
His relatable characters also make him a favourite among youth groups.
29 Aug 2018 1:18 AM
However, they each keep returning to theatre and plays, and stay active in both mediums
15 Aug 2018 2:53 AM
In a new trend in international theatre, many directors are moving to Mumbai and calling it home.
01 Aug 2018 1:43 AM
The mentors remain the same, and what is heartening is how some participants of previous years have transitioned into mentors.
11 Jul 2018 1:45 AM
Reasons for plays being banned are often ridiculous when looked at in hindsight.
04 Jul 2018 1:17 AM
That first meeting in Pitti Hall was conducted in my broken Hindi.
20 Jun 2018 2:56 AM
This past week I caught two other plays that were once again set in the dressing room of performers.
04 Apr 2018 1:33 AM
The Bechdel Test has been around for many years, but it’s only now that it is slowly creeping into the psyche of artists.
28 Mar 2018 12:14 AM
Indian theatre’s LED obsession can be traced back to Zangoora, the show at Kingdom of Dreams (KoD) in Gurgaon.
21 Mar 2018 2:09 AM
A cursory glance of the schedule, and one realises that the programming is not as international as one hoped.
21 Feb 2018 3:00 AM
One of the oldest laments of the audience member in our city is “When will Mumbai become like Broadway?”
17 Jan 2018 12:38 AM
Now, the Royal Opera House has started to host productions on a large scale and Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir has opened in Bandra too.
01 Jan 2018 6:41 AM
He then took his insights and helped form curriculums for institutions that were dedicated to building a better kind of theatre.
27 Dec 2017 6:27 AM
Therefore it is the millennial generation of artists that is saying things that the rest of us should be.
20 Dec 2017 12:12 AM
Thespo has been an regular ‘importer’ of talent from around the world.
13 Dec 2017 2:45 AM
Shashi Kapoor passed away Monday. Leaving the theatre fraternity with a strange feeling.
07 Dec 2017 1:22 AM