Dastangoi is the lost art of storytelling in Urdu. The Dastangoi Summer Festival 2019, organised by Dastangoi Collective, at Akshara Theatre was held between 11 to 13 July, 2019 and ran full houses.
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Night, Mother – A Play That Evokes Many Questions
‘Night, Mother, a play directed by Vamika Sachar, has been adapted from a Pulitzer prizewinning drama by Marsha Norman. It deals with some difficult issues that we face, directly or vicariously. Given the heavy topic of the play, we were skeptical about the treatment. All we knew was that we had to watch it.
Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards META 2019
14th Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META), 2019 concluded with a grand awards night. Kamani Auditorium was full to the brim with META team, META jury, actors and theatre lovers to watch this annual extravaganza. The event had a star studded setting what with luminaries from the field of theatre coming together for the love of the art. Ila Arun, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sushma Seth, Swaroopa Ghosh and many other thespians were on the Red Carpet for the META finale.
Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan – A Play, A Statement
Mahindra Excellence Theatre Festival 2019 (META) is on in full swing and we are happy to have collaborated in this fantastic event. META is a competition and we had watched one of contenders, “Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan” at American Centre a while back. This play is directed by Dhwani Vij and is produced by Aagaz Theatre Trust, New Delhi. This piece definitely calls for a review.
Artists Unite Against Hatred and War
Amidst deafening war-cry, Artists Unite spreads peace with cultural event at Red Fort, featuring slogans like “Make Chai Not War”. Fans of the initiative! ☮️🎨
You can’t afford to miss this International Theatre Festival in Delhi
It’s that time of the year that we wait with baited breath. Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) – The International Theatre Festival of India is being held from 01- 21 February 2019 at the auditoriums of National School of Drama (NSD) as well as Kamani, Shriram and LTG Auditoriums. It’s a unique opportunity to watch several plays by renowned directors, actors and theatre groups from India and overseas.
Relive the circus – Bazzar by Cirque du Soleil
Bazzar by Cirque du Soleil is now in Delhi at Aerocity. We managed to catch the show over the weekend and here’s what to expect from the show.
Queen of Rock – Musical play for a cause
While recently released Bohemian Rhapsody is still running in cinema halls, we watched a musical play based on the band Queen and its famous lead singer with Indian roots, Freddie Mercury. The musical play was organised to spread awareness on cervical cancer.
Hello Farmaish – An Aadyam Play
As we all know by now, Aadyam is the theatre initiative of the Aditya Birla group. They are in their fourth season and the second play was Hello Farmaish. We watched this production last Sunday at a packed Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi.
Macbeth – Play by Tamasha Entertainment
Macbeth is perhaps among the most enacted plays by Shakespeare. It has been translated in myriad languages and performed across the globe, such is the legacy. Given the popularity, it is a tall order to attempt such a popular piece. To this end, Tamasha Entertainment and Rajul Khare’s production Macbeth is clearly a bold enterprise. We are happy to have watched it last weekend.
Samantak Teerth – A play by Aadyantara
Radhashtami – the divine Consort Radha’s birthday was celebrated last weekend mainly in Barsana and Vrindavan. We landed up celebrating this event dramatically. We watched Samantak Teerth, a play based on the life of Shri Krishna. Staged by Adadyantara and scripted and directed by Dr. Madhuri Subodh, the venue was LTG Auditorium.
Bazzar – A unique show by world’s biggest live entertainment company
Cirque du Soleil is the largest theatrical producer in the world. They are coming to India for the first time to stage the show Bazzar under their huge iconic top tent in Delhi. We were invited to an up close and personal interaction with the teams of Cirque du Soleil and their India collaborators BookMyShow. Here is a scoop about this unique event.
Detective Nau Do Gyarah – A laugh riot by Aadyam
Aadyam is back with their 2018 season and the first presentation in Delhi was a Hindi comedy play Nau Do Gyarah. The play was a production by The Company Theatre and directed by Atul Kumar. Given that the plot was a comedy murder mystery, we really didn’t know what to expect.
Disney’s Aladdin in Delhi
The City of Djinns has a different genie visiting these days. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is hosting the Disney production Aladdin in Delhi from 6th July to 15th July. We were fortunate to be able to catch the spectacular show on the opening evening.
Wrong Number pulls the Right Chords
Celebrity plays in Delhi attract fans for their professionalism and entertainment. “Wrong Number,” directed by Raman Kumar, stars a stunning Tanaaz Karim in a hilarious, must-see show.
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