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About the AuthorQuasar Thakore Padamsee
The writer is a Bombay-based theatre-holic. He works for arts management company QTP and is also associated with youth theatre movement Thespo.
    Uday Benegal as Channel in Sing India SingLife
    The original Indian English musical

    More recently the boys of Silly Point drifted away from their safe zone of situational comedy and dived into Gandhi The...

    22 Oct 2018 5:29 AM IST

    The current and future generations of theatre makers need to be more aware than ever before about how our work is contributing to a larger gender narrative. (Representational image)Life
    Theatre companies must evolve, adapt to the new world

    Vijay Kenkre once told me that the purpose of Experimental Theatre is to make Commercial Theatre better.

    10 Oct 2018 12:26 AM IST

    Theatre often finds itself caught between different stools. There seem to be various definitions of what theatre really is: a medium, a social activity, an art, a form of entertainment, a social commentary, etc. This confusion also exists within the theatre community.Life
    What's so special about theatre?

    Theatre (and the Arts) is seen as a 'medium', not as an end in itself. That means CSR managers won't support theatre for...

    3 Oct 2018 12:28 AM IST

    There is a greater sense of individuality in a drama class.Entertainment
    Drama teachers are like anthropology professors

    In essence, drama class is actually a class about understanding human behaviour, and therefore life.

    19 Sept 2018 12:10 AM IST

    Scenes from Chapter 2Life
    Neil Simon: Twentieth century's Shakespeare

    His relatable characters also make him a favourite among youth groups.

    29 Aug 2018 1:18 AM IST

    Still from the movie KarwaanLife
    Theatre movies in movie theatres

    However, they each keep returning to theatre and plays, and stay active in both mediums

    15 Aug 2018 2:53 AM IST

    Scene from Australian director Glenn Haydens Bull.Life
    Global directors descend on Mumbai

    In a new trend in international theatre, many directors are moving to Mumbai and calling it home.

    1 Aug 2018 1:43 AM IST

    Thespo 19 performance - This Wrold That Cropsses You 2017.Life
    Thespo throws up the next generation theatre talent

    The mentors remain the same, and what is heartening is how some participants of previous years have transitioned into...

    11 July 2018 1:45 AM IST

    The current and future generations of theatre makers need to be more aware than ever before about how our work is contributing to a larger gender narrative. (Representational image)Life
    The making of a theatre festival

    Reasons for plays being banned are often ridiculous when looked at in hindsight.

    4 July 2018 1:17 AM IST

    Last week Natak Company, a troupe from Pune, turned ten by having a festival of their work in Bombay and Pune.Life
    Why I hate the Natak Company

    That first meeting in Pitti Hall was conducted in my broken Hindi.

    20 Jun 2018 2:56 AM IST

    Each playwright wrestles with it, and more often than not, each director has done at least one play on the unseen life of theatre performers.Life
    The 'shadow' side of theatre: Green Room takes centrestage

    This past week I caught two other plays that were once again set in the dressing room of performers.

    4 April 2018 1:33 AM IST

    The current and future generations of theatre makers need to be more aware than ever before about how our work is contributing to a larger gender narrative. (Representational image)Life
    Bechdel Testing1, 2, 3..: Failed!

    The Bechdel Test has been around for many years, but it's only now that it is slowly creeping into the psyche of...

    28 March 2018 12:14 AM IST

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