The Delhi-based theatre practitioner is bringing the performance to Bengaluru for the first time this weekend — By Reema Gowalla Mental illness is a reality, and so its portrayal through the medium of theatre doesn’t only need to be handled delicately but also sensitively. …

Bengaluru-based Mimansa Theatre’s latest production will be running at Vyoma ArtSpace this weekend — By Reema Gowalla A French play with no apparent structure, plot, gender of the characters and stage instruction was not only difficult to translate to Hindi, but also challenging to direct. …

Directed by Arundhati Raja, the reading features an ensemble cast and an after-show interactive session with Aditya Sondhi — By Reema Gowalla “Bengaluru sees a lot of old and new plays taking the stage all year round, but we also need to create access to global theatre. Public readings are a great way to understand the script of established plays that you may not actually read or see as…

The Bengaluru-based illustrator feels that thought-provoking promotional artworks are as important as the play itself — By Reema Gowalla Long story short, even better — visual. On Saturday morning when Bengaluru-based theatre group released the first poster of their upcoming festival Pehel, it caught the attention of many on social media. At first glance, it looked like the trunk of a Ganapati idol, while one may…

The Essay Ensemble piece is taking the stage at Alliance française de Bangalore on March 12 — By Reema Gowalla Art, they say, helps to heal trauma. If not, one will at least find a way to cope with it. Playwright Javed Siddiqui’s piece Raat sheds light on the wound that we carry for a longer time than we think. Along the way, trauma also changes the…

Premiering at Lahe Lahe this weekend, the play’s director Deevas Gupta and lead actor Varun Kainth open up about how they connected with… — By Reema Gowalla Noted actor-director Manav Kaul’s distinctive style of art reflects in his acting as much as it does in his writing. He can spin poetry, philosophy and elements of absurdity in the narrative and still make it look relatable for the common audience. An adaptation of one of…

The courtroom drama, written by playwright Ronald Harwood, explores the grey area of morality between the regime and the arts — By Reema Gowalla Shuttling between Pune and Mumbai for the first run of his new play Taking Sides, actor-director Atul Kumar is dealing with difficult emotions within himself too. “It’s an endearing moment to be back on stage, surreal to feel the lights on you again and meet the audience…

A collaborative project between the Embassy of Peru and the Delhi-based independent theatre group, this new Hindi play is ready for its… — By Reema Gowalla From the Globe to global, we are so used to adaptations of Shakespeare’s masterpieces that many a time we fail to look beyond them while bringing back a relic from the past to the modern stage. And then, there are new inspirations and fresh perspectives too. One…

Written and directed by Ayesha Susan Thomas, ‘​​The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin & Other Sordid Tales’ mixes verbatim theatre with… — By Reema Gowalla Textbooks are always trusted. But what happens when there is a fallacy in what we have been reading and acquiring knowledge from all our life? We question what’s written in those books? Playwright-director Ayesha Susan Thomas was caught in sort of a doldrum when she came across…