Youth initiatives that outlast the first flush of enthusiasm deserve commendation if they keep growing with their years. 4th Bell Theatres, born in 2011, establish themselves among new Bengali groups

Simple, straightforward narratives of the victimization of women in Bengali village life mark two productions based on the older work of famous authors. The new group Bahuswar embarks on its

Invitations to premieres rarely go out to proverbially grouchy critics, but I happily get my share. Yet I have forgotten the last time I received one to a preview —

Sima Mukhopadhyay has developed a deep interest over recent years in drama on matters of health, especially that of the mind, reflected in her two latest directorial ventures. For her

Poignant approaches to children encountering real-life trauma and disaster characterize two new plays in English and Bengali respectively. Young people’s theatre typically features fairytales, folklore or fantasy. But The Creative

Time to analyse the three Hindi productions from Mumbai that last visited the city. Let me begin with a technical detail that receives short shrift in reviews: the proliferating nuisance

Early August occasions the revisiting of Tagore. Productions of two of his most popular works raise interesting correspondences with and divergences from the originals. Jahnavi and Dakghar, founded by Manoj

Short + Sweet = Quantity – Quality this year, few of the 29 ten-minute plays leaving an impact, lacking writing skills or theatrical sense or both. The only original vision

While Western playwrights do not attempt to dramatize the ancient Greek epics in their entirety, Indians have not felt so intimidated by the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyana as to avoid staging

Reduced to a number that one can virtually count on the fingers of one hand, Hindi groups in this city battle the difficult conditions of having to rely on largely

Comic adaptation in Bengali theatre must tread carefully not to counter its source’s objective. Chandan Sen based Sayak’s Premkathā on Moliere’s classic The Miser, but in content and form it

Swapna-sandhani celebrates their silver jubilee this year — a milestone for an initially small band of youngsters, who pursued their commitment to autonomy by discovering off-the-beaten-track venues to break out