Literary Theatre
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Why this book on Safdar Hashmi’s death and life is a great start for the history of street theatre
Sudhanva Deshpande’s ‘Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi’ breaks new ground in combining history with biography.
Souradeep Roy
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Kolkata’s commercial theatre was built on literature, but was looked down on by the intelligentsia
A new video captures a history through play and novel readings.
Saikat Majumdar
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How Shakespeare shaped his plays (and made Hamlet fat) to suit his leading man
Richard Burbage was the first person to play Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth but he did not age particularly well.
Lisa Hopkins, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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‘Untitled-1’: Read a scene from the play that won Annie Zaidi The Hindu Playwright Award 2018
‘Set in a dystopian future, it examines the metaphors in the stories we relate about ourselves...’
Annie Zaidi
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It’s playtime: An Indian repertory company is making children’s theatre more inclusive
Gillo Repertory performs its adaptations of popular books for children in cities as well as villages.
Damini Kulkarni
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How did a forgotten play by Shakespeare resurface in Malayalam in Kerala?
‘Pericles, Prince Of Tyre’ is set by the seaside, features sea voyages and a comic scene with fishermen.
Anam Rizvi
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Ismat Chughtai's controversial tale of sexual exploitation in the nobility returns to the stage
Writing about sex in 'Lihaaf' was shocking in the 1940s. But to expose the upper class was an act of courage.
Alpana Chowdhury
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The prophetic story of a village cursed to live without water for five years
Komal Swaminathan's classic play, which was staged in Chennai recently, feels oracular in an age when water scarcity is upon us.
Geeta Doctor
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Rang Parwaaz Mahotsav at Prithvi Theatre
Hindi theatre group Ekjute, which is helmed by actress and director Nadira Zaheer Babbar, is celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary with a series of plays.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Wedding Album
A wedding in a family digs up long-suppressed resentments in this English drama written by Girish Karnad and directed by Lillete Dubey.
Scroll Staff
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Kambakht Bilkul Aurat
In this Hindustani play directed by Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa and Loveleen Misra enact Ismat Chughtai’s short stories Amar Bel, Nanhi Ki Naani.
Scroll Staff
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‘I’m the opposite of Vishal Bhardwaj and Basharat Peer and how they imagined Hamlet in Kashmir’
A conversation with the award-winning theatre director Tim Supple on his relationship with literature.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final