Ananda Lal

The controversial play by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Duhsamay, long a work (or should one say production) in progress, has finally reached its approved incarnation. Now clocking in at one and a […]

The internationally famous Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, became interested in writing drama only during the last decade, and Ila Arun’s Hindi adaptation of his La Chunga, titled Jamila Bai

Nandikar’s new productions showcased at their National Festival find their directorial mantle resting on Sohini Sengupta’s capable shoulders, with a social consciousness spanning the history of female emancipation and sensitivity

Bengali plays by writers active two or three decades ago are seeing revivals now. Dipendra Sengupta, perhaps best known for Gābbu Khelā, composed Bijaner Chār Deoyāl in 1984 as an

Happenings’ unique international Rabindra Utsav once again united south Asian nations on a Tagorean platform. Spectators who fashionably prefer Western celebrities missed out on the marvellous dance-drama Riddhi from the

Two of Mumbai’s long-running English productions visited Birla Sabhagar recently. The revue Stories in a Song, by Arpana and Underscore Records, not only boasted an original concept of playlets contextualizing

Girish Karnad’s best-known political dramas prove their continuing relevance in faithful Bengali productions. Does mankind learn anything from historical precedents? Of course not. But that should not deter groups from