plays
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‘Wanting to know makes us matter’: Playwright Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) made us all philosophers
Fergus Edwards, The Conversation
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How to live through the end of the world: Read William Shakespeare’s play ‘Cymbeline’
Michael Newton, The Conversation
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The first English language play in modern India: How Amir Khan became the Nawab of Tonk
Rahul Sagar
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In Sanskrit plays, paradise is always lost, but the attempt to regain it never ends
Shashi Deshpande
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August reading: Recently published fiction that explore the ideas of home, belonging, and identity
Sayari Debnath
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This play by Cyrus Mistry records the travails of a Parsi family in a crumbling Mumbai mansion
Cyrus Mistry
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How British censorship laws ended up creating a rich archive of Black history
Kate Dossett, The Conversation
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How unsung, obscure publishers from the 18th and 19th centuries made Shakespeare what he is today
Andrew Murphy, The Conversation
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In the Shakespearean world, Hamlet is a ‘villain of genius’. Here’s why
Catherine Butler, The Conversation
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How Shakespeare shaped his plays (and made Hamlet fat) to suit his leading man
Lisa Hopkins, The Conversation
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The director of the play cancelled in Jaipur explains why artists shouldn’t give in to the mob
Malini Nair
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Set in the Sikh-American community, a New York play examines what it means to be American today
Anu Kumar
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No lights, no sound systems: A unique theatre festival in Assam blends ecology and community life
Arunabh Saikia
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‘Everyone has one’: More and more Indian theatre groups are making online trailers for their plays
Chanpreet Khurana
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Much before the Partition, Prithviraj Kapoor was warning of its horrors in gut-wrenching plays
Malini Nair
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What is the secret of long-running plays like ‘Love Letters’?
Deepa Gahlot