The annual theatre festival, that will open with veteran actor-director Amol Palekar’s KUSUR, will showcase a mix of Indian and international plays New Delhi, February 1: The 21st edition of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) – the...
When we hear the word stake holders, it reminds us of a company, with a marketing head looking into profits for the company. Do we see a theatre company to be functional as a...
Art / Performing Arts / Theatre
by Gouri Nilakantan · Published 2 February 2020 · Last modified 27 October 2023
Loosely described as, “objects used by the actor and those that are placed on stage” props are considered important as long as they serve on the stage. After the show is over very little...
by Gouri Nilakantan · Published 28 January 2020 · Last modified 30 January 2020
Aksar baat karne ki kosish main Zubaan Khamosh kyu nahi reh jaata Kyu nahi gum main asoon nikalte nahi Kya duniya ki aagosh main yese sawaar hui ki angaar baraste hain asoon nahi Kya...
Abhimanyu, is perhaps a unique character in Mahabharata whose death brings you inspiration. Pandit Radheshyam Katahvachak’s Veer Abhimanyu, a play engulfed in deceit, treachery, misuse of power, and politics Directed by Hema Singh...
“Folk”, the ordinary, the mundane, the one without any purpose, that’s the first thing that comes to ones mind when we think of the word. Is that true, can we negate the voice of...
Text of The Review by Manohar Khushalani Published in IIC Diary Directed by K K Raina, conceived, scripted and narrated in Hindi by Ila Arun, ‘Shabd Leela’ is a partially dramatized reading of the...
The latest new playwright to hit the horizon is Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, a seasoned journalist; whose first play, ‘Everything Personal’, was presented by Yatrik under the direction of Bhaskar Ghosh. Incidentally, all the three plays were produced by the India International Center, though the first two were presented by Ruchika Theatre Group at IIC earlier.
Performing Arts / Play / Theatre
by Manohar Khushalani · Published 28 October 2019 · Last modified 12 May 2020
A Review by Prof. Manohar Khushalani IICs Annual Day was celebrated with a fitting tribute to Munshi Premchand by dramatic renditions of four of his most well known short stories directed by Rajinder Nath...
A review by Manohar Khushalani First Published in IIC Diary National School of Drama’s “Ghazab Teri Ada”, an anti-war play, adapted from Aristophane’s Greek comedy, Lysistrata, was staged at IIC. Adaptation, music design and...
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