THE DREAMS OF TIPU SULTAN As it closes its first season, Jagriti Theatre revives its 2004 production of Girish Karnad’s “The Dreams of Tipu Sultan” with a mostly new cast. Karnad wrote the play for BBC radio in 1997, as part of the UK’s ‘celebration’ of India’s fiftieth year of Independence. In order to explore [...]
Under 11s on the way!
We’re done with the workshops. And this is Year 2 of the Jagriti-Soho Under 11s Playwriting Scheme. A new clutch of schools, some stalwarts – yes, I know I’m stretching definitions a little; 2 years does not a stalwart make. But it was wonderful to be able to return to a school that had clearly [...]
Stonehill International School
Today we got up at 530 am for an early drive across Bangalore to Stonehill School. It is situated away to the north, on the road to the Airport. We got there at 745 am and had a workshop with the students there beginning at 830am. The pupils are from all across the world: the [...]
First workshop with an Indian school
Today we conducted our first workshop – with The International School Bangalore. The group consisted of 33 children who seemed to enjoy the activities a great deal. They very kindly thanked us at the end and said how much fun they had. They also seemed to enjoy the English toffees that I brought along! Afterwards [...]
Soho Theatre and Jagriti present…
The world’s best international writing project for children!!! Welcome to the blog of Soho Theatre and Jagriti Theatre India Exchange 2012. Here you will find stories, photos and videos of our workshops, events and the wonderful theatre performances. Featuring the work of school children in London England and Bangalore India. The night before… Just getting [...]
Unscripted: Theatre is playacting
A drama workshop trainer once asked why I did drama and I replied: “It is one of the few team efforts where the total far exceeds the sum of its parts.” Script; director; designers of sets, costumes, lights, sound, properties and executives of these designs; production coordinator, stage manager, backstage crew; front-of-house ushers; box office [...]
Jagriti awoke!
Saturday, 8 January 2011: They gathered. Many old and many new friends from the theatre, the arts and just life’s companions whose faces lit up when they glanced into the foyer. This was the day. JAGRITI awoke! There was much mingling, greetings and introductions and then Sanjana Kapoor, Arundhati Nag, Gayatri Rao (trustee of the [...]
