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What has led to the growth of improv across India in recent years?

‘It's about being an absolute goofball’: How improv theatre is transforming India's creative culture, promoting fearless expression and boosting confidence off-stage

July 28, 2025 6:25 pm

Unscripted comedy is changing lives, especially in metro cities, offering Indians a new way to connect, heal, and express without fear.

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.

Is this the future of Indian theatre, or is the art form being distilled into something too fleeting?

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?

With five National Awards for Best Actress and the prestigious Padma Bhushan, Shabana Azmi has left an indelible mark on the film industry

Shabana Azmi on fame: 'A double-edged sword that can distort sense of self'

October 05, 2024 11:58 am

In an exclusive interview with indianexpress.com, Shabana Azmi spoke about how fame could impact actors who taste success, celebrating golden jubilee in cinema, return to the stage, and how theatre is different from films.

Brecht was a vociferous critic of fascist forces – and this reflected in the plays he wrote.

Bertolt Brecht: Transcending borders, times through theatre

March 27, 2023 3:09 pm

World Theatre Day: The German theatrecian and playwright works spoke against oppression and discrimination, and for the downtrodden, which could easily find a context in post-independent India

Sunday Long Reads: Remembering Veenapani Chawla, the writing on the Rashtrapati Bhavan wall, BBC's director-general Tim Davie interview, and more

April 03, 2022 11:08 am

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As Adishakti turns 40, remembering Veenapani Chawla who rescued theatre from the spoken word and gave the body full play

April 03, 2022 6:51 pm

The methodology of the late founder of the Auroville-based Adishakti Theatre Arts, who fused Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy with myriad folk performance art, entails a long gestation process, focus on breath, no linear narrative, actors playing multiple roles, and stories meshing into one another

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Around Town: Theatre, art, music and more

March 13, 2021 6:03 pm

Around Town - Performances ranging from Indian Theatre to qawwali music which are worth the visit!

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BJP against promotion of theatre: Bratya Basu

January 30, 2021 4:36 am

Basu said the Opposition party, which is in power at the Centre, was essentially “anti-theatre” and views it with suspicion.

How theatre can help you raise a happy, healthy child

March 27, 2019 12:59 pm

World Theatre Day: "It is the only art form which is all encompassing. It includes dance, music, literature, fine arts among many others. Every child should be encouraged to do theatre because it works on a child's creative, emotional, intellectual and spiritual quotients."