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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Has Modi’s Vande Bharat push come at the cost of train safety?
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Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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Did the Pakistan foreign minister’s stance on Kashmir dash hopes of resuming ties with India?
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UP bus driver suspended for waiting for two passengers to finish offering namaz
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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: Hydroelectric dam damaged during war in Ukraine, floods hit nearby towns
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Watch: Dalit groom rides horse on wedding day under police protection in Madhya Pradesh
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Caught on camera: Roadside vendor in Noida uses water from drain to clean fruits
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Watch: BJP spokesperson says ‘Down with Nathuram Godse’ on air under pressure from Congress leader
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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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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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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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Singapore Open Super 750: Priyanshu stuns world No 15; Sindhu, Prannoy, Lakshya go down fighting
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WTC Final: Rohit Sharma on his legacy, transitioning from IPL to Test cricket, R Ashwin and more
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Hockey, Women’s Junior Asia Cup: India secure thrilling 2-2 draw against Korea
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WTC Final: As India take on Australia, a look at the key talking points for Rohit Sharma and Co
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Indian football: Kerala Blasters announce ‘temporary pause’ of women’s team after men’s ISL fines