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The dream of Darjeeling: How Tom Stoppard’s childhood in India forged the playwright
December 11, 2025 3:41 pm
In later-life reflections, the playwright spoke with candor about India, the country where his earliest memories were formed, and the sense of security he carried from it ever after.
Theatre of the absurd: 4 plays where nothing makes sense
July 14, 2025 4:57 pm
Here are 4 absurdist plays that reject logic and dare you to find meaning in the meaningless.
4 Indian plays so powerful, they will haunt you long after the lights go out
June 23, 2025 3:44 pm
Here are four Indian plays written by powerful voices in Indian theatre. Each one explores complex human emotions and social structures.
Read these 6 Girish Karnad works before you say you know Indian theatre
July 14, 2025 7:20 pm
The playwright who made myths relevant, politics personal, and theatre revolutionary; Remembering Karnad’s enduring legacy.
The 10-minute theatre revolution in India: Can short-format plays match the intensity of full-length productions?
March 01, 2025 10:28 am
Theatre thrives on immersion and emotional depth. Is this new, short format simplifying the art form too much?
Delhi government to organise theatre festival for children from June 15
June 03, 2023 12:19 pm
The 10-day theatre festival is aimed at introducing the young generation to the world of acting during summer vacation.
The scientist who writes and directs plays
August 25, 2019 6:41 am
Fabulations and tall tales express dystopic truths in Niranjan Pedanekar’s plays
When family matters
March 24, 2019 9:26 am
A play presents age-old truths on relationships in a tradition-defying way
In Unity We Trust
October 04, 2018 6:15 am
For the first time, director MK Raina presents Gandhi on stage — and he has four plays
The Theatre of War
September 27, 2017 12:00 am
Quasar Thakore Padamsee takes up Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, and gives it a tagline — Everybody Loves a Good War
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