Gillo Theatre Repertory is a Mumbai based repertory that has been staging plays for children since 2010. Over the past six years, they have produced more than twelve plays and staged nearly 300 shows across India. Each year, they try to bring their latest work to Bangalore and stage performances across the city. They will be bringing […]
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Piyaa Behrupiyaa in Bangalore!
What happens when Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is translated as Piyaa Behrupiyaa in Hindi by Amitosh Nagpal? Magic. Directed by Atul Kumar, this acclaimed play now comes to Bengaluru. Synopsis In the household of Olivia, two campaigns are being quietly waged – one by the lovesick lord Orsino against the heart of the indifferent […]
Puppeteers Without Strings
Post 9/11, just as America began to view its history in a context where there was always a before and an after, will the Charlie Hebdo attacks colour the way France views itself? French theatre director, actress and puppeteer Aude Maréchal considers the question as she sips her black coffee in the Ranga Shankara cafe […]
Mahesh Dattani: Living And Writing Aloud
Playwright Mahesh Dattani returns to his hometown Bengaluru with a play after almost two years though he was here in December to meet his sister. On January 30, Outgoing Free, a play written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, a Chennai-based journalist-turned-playwright and directed by Dattani will premiere at Ranga Shankara. ** The venue is very close to […]
Sunil Shanbag: The Tireless Idealist
“The point of theatre is to create a microcosm and connect it with a macrocosm so that a story means something to everyone.” Director, actor and theatre doyen Sunil Shanbag is holding forth in the Ranga Shankara cafe between rehearsals of Stories In a Song, the play that played to a full house on November 7. Over […]
Govind Nihalani : Memories Of Another Time
Padma Shri awardee, filmmaker, cinematographer and one of the key figures of independent cinema in India, Govind Nihalani has just walked into Bangalore’s Ranga Shankara cafe and a young volunteer is asking him if she can get him coffee. He asks, ‘What kind?’ She smiles nervously,”Filter?” He looks relieved and nods. Yes, he would very […]
Neelam Mansingh: The World Is Her Stage
Trust Punjabi theatre legend, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner and Padma Shri awardee Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry to treat the world as her stage. And to make personal connections with literary texts from diverse sources. In 2007, she had brought to the Theatre Festival, a searing Punjabi adaptation of South African writer Can Themba’s The Suit, a three […]
Press Release: Unselfed in Bangalore
UNSELFED After an impressive opening run in Pondicherry at Adishaki and in Chennai at Spaces and the Alliance Francaise, Unselfed travels to Bangalore. Unselfed is a new devised performance piece which explores subjective ideas and propositions of parallel/multiple selves. What if you met another you – a living, breathing other you? Would you have a conversation with […]
Press Release: The Seduction Of Lady Anne
The Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival 2012 in Bangalore pays a tribute to the dramatic genius of William Shakespeare and one of the short plays hosted at the festival is.. The Seduction of Lady Anne: Excerpts from William Shakespeare’s Richard III ** Synopsis: Lady Anne is in mourning as her husband Edward and her father-in-law Henry […]
Arundhati Nag: Lit From Within
Note: I have had the privilege to interview theatre personality and actor Arundhati Nag many times over a decade or more and this piece recalls many conversations about her life and work. You saw her award winning turn in Pa recently and even if she comes for a few seconds in an advertisement, you know, […]
Press Release-The Great Galata
Note: This is a Press Release, not an authored article. Bangalore Theatre comes together to celebrate World Theatre Day with THE GREAT GALATA Date: 27th March 2012. ONE SHOW ONLY. The Great Galata is a curated theatre event to celebrate theatre, theatre people, theatre spaces and theatre performances. It has been envisioned as a start-to- […]
Five Grains of Sugar
Note: This is a press release and not an article and the author’s name is to only indicate who has uploaded it. Play: Five Grains of Sugar Written by Manav Kaul Directed by Nimi Ravindran Translated by : Arshia Sattar. Lighting Design: Sujay Saple Sound: Bharavi. Original Music: Sandeep Vasishta Date: 7th and 8th February 2012 […]