Notes on Will Eno’s Thom Pain (based on nothing)
by Director’s Note “For me, a play is the result of a journey. As a director, I find myself focussing on what happens in the making …
Listen – One tip on Acting
by The great Laurence Olivier was asked in a radio interview if he could leave listeners, with a tip on acting. He said he could, he would in one word: “listen!” I have told my cast before they go on stage on opening night
I INSIST YOU DESIST!
I have had enough. This brutalisation has to be brooked. This kind of carnage cannot continue. Why do we commit, collude, conspire and then condone …
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAGRITI, BENGALURU
A powerful performance always leaves an everlasting impression. It lingers on and resides in you longer than any motion picture. An experience which whenever recalled …
Cardamom, back by popular demand!
We have had another FOUR houseful shows of Hasnain Shaikh’s CARDAMOM to an audience of about 1600 people, a good 1,400 of whom, would have been a …
Snapshots of Fervid Sunrise – A review
The world premiere of “Snapshots of a Fervid Sunrise”, a play by Mahesh Dattani produced by Crea-Shakthi and directed by Dushyanth Gunashekar is about two …
Trinity & Jagriti
This CERTIFICATE is a DISTINCTIVE Passport to anywhere. Attach it to your CV and doors to the English speaking will fling open. It means you …
David Scott – One Night Only
I have just sat listening to a most engaging, informal, funny, observant, David Scott talk us through a mosaic of his brushes with life, living, …
Musings From a Well-Heeled Theatre Person But a First Time META Selection Committee Member!
However diverse our culture, our theatre draws from two basic premises, one between two to three thousand years old, Natya Sashtra. The other being 200 …
A chief Guest
Of desultory applause and ‘lawful’ suspense! The scene is straight out of an incident that happened a few days ago. I reluctantly agree to be …