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Archives: Theatre

• Being Karna   (2008/08/08)
  
• The confusion drama   (2008/08/08)
  
• Sadanand and his ‘ant’iquated friends!   (2008/08/08)
  
• Of truthfulness and honesty   (2008/08/01)
  
• A tale of timeless love and separation   (2008/08/01)
  
• Ever current   (2008/08/01)
  
• The un-scene drama   (2008/07/18)
  
• A mellow autumn   (2008/07/11)
  
• Story within a tale   (2008/06/27)
  
• Telling me softly   (2008/06/27)
  
• Of power and fury   (2008/06/20)
  
• Peep into the world of kids   (2008/06/20)
  
• A dream come true   (2006/03/17)
  
• Dramas mark anniversary   (2006/03/17)
  
• Veronica dies, theatre lives on   (2006/03/17)
  
• A tale from an epic, a touch of class   (2006/03/17)
  
• Marriage in a lighter vein   (2006/03/17)
  
• Rebirth in comic mode   (2006/03/17)
  
• Of times gone by   (2006/03/10)
  
• A satirical glance at superstition   (2006/03/10)
  
• Exploring new spaces   (2006/03/10)
  
• Stories for all times   (2006/03/03)
  
• A few good laughs   (2006/03/03)
  
• A boost indeed for NSD   (2006/03/03)
  
• When the stage becomes a people's forum   (2006/03/03)
  
• Not mere entertainers   (2006/03/03)
  
• Denmark king goes desi   (2006/03/03)
  
• A showcase for theatre   (2006/02/24)
  
• Some cheer for the NSD Repertory   (2006/02/24)
  
• A new dialogue   (2006/02/24)
  
• Underdog speaks up   (2006/02/24)
  
• When dreams take a beating   (2006/02/17)
  
• Unheard history   (2006/02/17)
  
• Touching a milestone   (2006/02/10)
  
• The timeless wisdom of a donkey's tale   (2006/02/10)
  
• All boom no balance   (2006/02/10)
  
• All about angst   (2006/02/03)
  
• Glimpses of Nordic mythology   (2006/02/03)
  
• Too many streams to this stream   (2006/02/03)
  
• Wanted: more energy   (2006/02/03)
  
• Ghalib once more   (2006/01/27)
  
• Eternal questions   (2006/01/27)
  
• Brilliant illusions   (2006/01/27)
  
• A play on feudalism   (2006/01/20)
  
• Plays with a poignant twist   (2006/01/20)
  
• Idiom of identity   (2006/01/20)
  
• Analysing the stage   (2006/01/13)
  
• Vibrant hues   (2006/01/13)
  
• Gubbi Veeranna theatre festival   (2006/01/13)
  
• All for the sake of love   (2006/01/06)
  
• Turns, twists, twirls...   (2006/01/06)
  
• A feast of plays   (2006/01/06)
  
• Old theme, new treatment   (2005/12/30)
  
• Ode to the Parambu hills   (2005/12/30)
  
• Theatre for a cause   (2005/12/30)
  
• A political satire   (2005/12/23)
  
• With a donkey for a ruler   (2005/12/23)
  
• For a change of scene   (2005/12/23)
  
• Bringing theatre to classrooms   (2005/12/16)
  
• Sir, Sir and then there was Sarla   (2005/12/16)
  
• Sharp as sunrays   (2005/12/16)
  
• Celebrating a text   (2005/12/09)
  
• Thought-provoking play   (2005/12/09)
  
• A veritable kaleidoscope   (2005/12/09)
  
• Icons from the epic gallery   (2005/12/09)
  
• Carrying the mantle   (2005/12/09)
  
• A great mind at play   (2005/12/09)
  
• Story of love and betrayal   (2005/12/02)
  
• Magic Lantern's latest   (2005/12/02)
  
• A meaningful act   (2005/12/02)
  
• Reformer sets them free   (2005/12/02)
  
• Babbars' brush with Hyderabad   (2005/11/25)
  
• Unmasking reality   (2005/11/25)
  
• Play of protest   (2005/11/25)
  
• Thriller but slow   (2005/11/25)
  
• Mahatma, through the eyes of a companion   (2005/11/25)
  
• On Kamsa, Lear and more   (2005/11/25)
  
• Laudable staging   (2005/11/18)
  
• More than just a manuscript!   (2005/11/18)
  
• An erotic tale aesthetically told   (2005/11/18)
  
• Into the world of the middle class   (2005/11/11)
  
• Munnabhai takes on Big B   (2005/11/11)
  
• Quite a story!   (2005/11/11)
  
• New tale, old form   (2005/11/11)
  
• Seriously comic   (2005/11/04)
  
• Stalwarts on a single stage   (2005/11/04)
  
• Celebrating fantasy   (2005/11/04)
  
• A theatre bonanza   (2005/10/28)
  
• Impressive play   (2005/10/28)
  
• The curse of beauty   (2005/10/28)
  
• Theatre, actually   (2005/10/28)
  
• Wide range of riveting themes   (2005/10/21)
  
• Touching the audience   (2005/10/21)
  
• Display of abhinaya    (2005/10/21)
  
• Taking theatre to the villages   (2005/10/21)
  
• The life and times of Anton Chekhov   (2005/10/21)
  
• Nice plays, nicer moments   (2005/10/21)
  
• Challenge, to both mind and body   (2005/10/21)
  
• Closer, but not close enough   (2005/10/14)
  
• Mythological masterpieces staged   (2005/10/07)
  
• The relevance of the Buddha   (2005/10/07)
  
• Seeing the past through the present   (2005/10/07)
  
• A charade with love   (2005/10/07)
  
• Ennui in two acts   (2005/10/07)
  
• Memorable presentation   (2005/09/30)
  
• Social impact of the spiritual   (2005/09/30)
  
• Lights, action, drama!   (2005/09/30)
  
• A treat to the ears and eyes   (2005/09/30)
  
• Bapu falls prey to great expectations   (2005/09/30)
  
• A test of fidelity for this `Janaki' too!   (2005/09/30)
  
• Bland and pedantic   (2005/09/30)
  
• Technically outstanding   (2005/09/16)
  
• The life of an honest teacher   (2005/09/16)
  
• The bold and the beautiful   (2005/09/16)
  
• Sitting down to laugh, Japanese style   (2005/09/09)
  
• Poetic drama unfolded on stage   (2005/09/02)
  
• A poor beginning   (2005/09/02)
  
• After all...   (2005/09/02)
  
• A puppet tale   (2005/08/26)
  
• The saga of Sammy... the Mahatma's trials with truth   (2005/08/26)
  
• Mega event attracts packed house   (2005/08/26)
  
• Absorbing play   (2005/08/19)
  
• Requiem for the stage?   (2005/08/19)
  
• Some fun, some farce   (2005/08/19)
  
• Mega event attracts packed house   (2005/08/19)
  
• Folk theatre festival by Spandana   (2005/08/19)
  
• Ouch! This play is a hit!   (2005/08/12)
  
• What a transformation!   (2005/08/12)
  
• Now back to stage in the Valley   (2005/08/12)
  
• Come, pick your layer   (2005/08/12)
  
• For greener pastures   (2005/08/05)
  
• In a world of fantasy   (2005/08/05)
  
• A tale of two musicals   (2005/08/05)
  
• Persuasive social play   (2005/07/29)
  
• Seriously, let's have some fun   (2005/07/29)
  
• Listen carefully... here comes Bade Bhai Sahab!   (2005/07/29)
  
• Bharati and Arjuna, comparative study   (2005/07/29)
  
• Barefoot with bells on   (2005/07/29)
  
• Srikrishna rayabharam staged   (2005/07/22)
  
• Reality with loose ends   (2005/07/22)
  
• Meet the `ideal' husband   (2005/07/22)
  
• When a man is tested to his limits   (2005/07/22)
  
• Shines with simplicity   (2005/07/22)
  
• For a little more space, please   (2005/07/15)
  
• It's different   (2005/07/15)
  
• For young and old   (2005/07/15)
  
• On `stage-craft'   (2005/07/08)
  
• In praise of Ganesha   (2005/07/08)
  
• Emperor in tension!   (2005/07/08)
  
• An experiment with Kalidasa   (2005/07/08)
  
• A lovable adventure   (2005/07/08)
  
• Wrong male, wrong address   (2005/07/08)
  
• A spooky tale   (2005/07/01)
  
• Romantic comedy   (2005/07/01)
  
• A touch of CLASS   (2005/07/01)
  
• Too amateur for sabha stage   (2005/07/01)
  
• Timing was their strength   (2005/07/01)
  
• Fluid gestures, complex thought   (2005/07/01)
  
• An actor and her craft   (2005/07/01)
  
• Gripping narrative   (2005/06/24)
  
• Tampered scripts in drama fest   (2005/06/24)
  
• Futility of all wars   (2005/06/24)
  
• Absorbing drama   (2005/06/17)
  
• Intimate theatre   (2005/06/17)
  
• Gripping monologues   (2005/06/17)
  
• Melattur mela comes to town   (2005/06/17)
  
• Just for people like us!   (2005/06/17)
  
• It could have been funnier   (2005/06/17)
  
• Little Lear   (2005/06/17)
  
• The compelling joy of timeless tradition   (2005/06/10)
  
• Frustration unfounded   (2005/06/10)
  
• Totally funny   (2005/06/10)
  
• Breaking the social myth   (2005/06/03)
  
• Social awareness through theatre   (2005/05/27)
  
• Thespian's homage to a writer   (2005/05/27)
  
• Too pat and filmi   (2005/05/27)
  
• A gripping tale of Greek revenge and royalty   (2005/05/27)
  
• Time for dreams to get wings   (2005/05/27)
  
• Living it with letters   (2005/05/20)
  
• A tale of survival amidst ruin   (2005/05/20)
  
• Flipside of feminism   (2005/05/20)
  
• Mythological drama   (2005/05/20)
  
• Remembering Tagore   (2005/05/20)
  
• True to tradition   (2005/05/20)
  
• An enjoyable treat   (2005/05/20)
  
• Peep into private thoughts   (2005/05/13)
  
• Doctors in the dock   (2005/05/13)
  
• Theatre on wheels   (2005/05/13)
  
• Fall and fall of a woman   (2005/05/13)
  
• All about teaching English   (2005/05/13)
  
• A new beam, a scientist revisited   (2005/05/06)
  
• Parody on politics   (2005/04/22)
  
• Power of faith   (2005/04/22)
  
• Colours galore   (2005/04/15)
  
• Remembering the Mahatma   (2005/04/08)
  
• Dramatic revival   (2005/04/08)
  
• Forget love, it's a season of comedies   (2005/04/08)
  
• Love triangle with a dash of comedy   (2005/04/08)
  
• POWER-packed performance   (2005/04/08)
  
• Enchanted by Nangiarkoothu   (2005/04/08)
  
• Women who broke bonds   (2005/04/01)
  
• Awareness through satire   (2005/04/01)
  
• The same old spirit...   (2005/04/01)
  
• Cultural expression takes myriad forms   (2005/04/01)
  
• Theatre with punch   (2005/04/01)
  
• Theatre with a purpose   (2005/03/25)
  
• Main Hoon Na... yet again   (2005/03/25)
  
• When characters went looking for the author   (2005/03/25)
  
• Life in question...   (2005/03/18)
  
• Mythological grips audience   (2005/03/18)
  
• Theatre as a platform   (2005/03/18)
  
• Politicians on THE PROWL   (2005/03/18)
  
• Birth pangs of the new woman   (2005/03/11)
  
• Recasting a myth   (2005/03/11)
  
• Some moments to smile after all   (2005/03/11)
  
• A string of events   (2005/03/04)
  
• Of dreams and doings   (2005/03/04)
  
• Tribute to a master storyteller   (2005/03/04)
  
• Intense personal journey   (2005/03/04)
  
• Mirroring lives through theatre   (2005/03/04)
  
• Epic meets politics   (2005/02/25)
  
• Of changing equations   (2005/02/25)
  
• Taking on modern icons   (2005/02/25)
  
• For the love of theatre   (2005/02/25)
  
• A different snowfall this!   (2005/02/25)
  
• With all the ingredients of a pantomime   (2005/02/25)
  
• Harischandra's saga   (2005/02/18)
  
• In memoriam   (2005/02/18)
  
• Doing wonders with space   (2005/02/18)
  
• An unusual show   (2005/02/11)
  
• So many takes   (2005/02/11)
  
• All fun and adventure   (2005/02/11)
  
• The Bard, upside down   (2005/02/04)
  
• Props and performers share centrestage   (2005/02/04)
  
• Creeping up on current values   (2005/01/28)
  
• A beautiful work of art   (2005/01/28)
  
• Memories revisited   (2005/01/21)
  
• Comedy of errors   (2005/01/21)
  
• History as theatre   (2005/01/21)
  
• Society is the seed here   (2005/01/21)
  
• Time for introspection   (2005/01/21)
  
• Simple themes, straight narration   (2005/01/07)
  
• Children impress with their commitment   (2004/12/17)
  
• It's pantomime time again   (2004/12/17)
  
• War — new interpretation   (2004/12/03)
  
• A bold attempt   (2004/12/03)
  
• An engaging musical   (2004/12/03)
  
• Beethoven in snippets   (2004/11/19)
  
• Energy was missing   (2004/11/19)
  
• When laughter and tears mingle   (2004/11/05)
  
• Play on Beethoven   (2004/11/05)
  
• The comedy of tension   (2004/10/29)
  
• Culture, rich and varied   (2004/10/08)
  
• Delightful community effort   (2004/10/01)
  
• Courting cupid with a comic slant   (2004/10/01)
  
• Fun-filled `Flight' for a noble cause   (2004/10/01)
  
• Intelligent, down-to-earth humour   (2004/09/24)
  
• The timeless magic of Basheer   (2004/09/24)
  
• Wide range, well balanced   (2004/09/10)
  
• Players carry the audience with them   (2004/09/03)
  
• Playing for 50 years   (2004/08/13)
  
• A close look at Death   (2004/07/30)
  
• Just for laughs   (2004/07/30)
  
• Impressive histrionics   (2004/07/23)
  
• A classic beginning   (2004/06/25)
  
• The voices did not reach out   (2004/06/04)
  
• Peep into an artiste's life   (2004/05/28)
  
• Based on Bharatiar's work   (2004/05/21)
  
• Lofty theme tackled well   (2004/05/21)
  
• Very little to rave about   (2004/05/14)
  
• Laughter sans frills   (2004/04/16)
  
• Homage bold and different   (2004/03/26)
  
• Happy collaboration   (2004/03/26)
  
• Messages, subtle yet clear   (2004/03/12)
  
• Family entertainer   (2004/03/12)
  
• A slice of the epic   (2004/02/27)
  
• Celebrating a relationship   (2004/02/20)
  
• Lifetime of letters   (2004/02/13)
  
• Play for kids   (2004/02/06)
  
• Reality through haunting grimness   (2004/01/30)
  
• Epic story in two styles   (2004/01/23)
  
• Hard-hitting and hilarious   (2004/01/09)
  
• With fresh flavour   (2004/01/02)
  
• Breath holds the key   (2004/01/02)
  
• High voltage performance   (2003/12/12)
  
• Indian tales from a different perspective   (2003/11/21)
  
• Adding new dimension to the Star Wars saga   (2003/11/14)
  
• Poetry as vehicle of expression   (2003/11/14)
  
• Fun and frolic   (2003/11/07)
  
• Bouquet of interesting plays   (2003/10/10)
  
• A woman's journey to inner freedom   (2003/10/03)
  
• Theatre workshop   (2003/09/26)
  
• Rejuvenating a relationship   (2003/09/19)
  
• 'ART' and friendship   (2003/09/19)
  
• Kanchipuram hosts drama festival   (2003/08/22)
  
• Slapdash stuff that serves no purpose   (2003/08/15)
  
• Viewers get their money's worth   (2003/08/15)
  
• Absurd situations   (2003/08/15)
  
• Celebration through theatre   (2003/08/08)
  
• Leave your blinkers behind!   (2003/07/25)
  
• Prahalada Charitram   (2003/07/18)
  
• Caught in a time warp   (2003/05/30)
  
• Voice of the woman in mainstream theatre   (2003/05/23)
  
• As spectacular as ever    (2003/04/04)
  
• Very well scripted   (2003/04/04)
  
• Play from Pondicherry   (2003/03/28)
  
• R. S. Manohar returns   (2003/03/28)
  
• Life in three dimensions   (2003/03/14)
  
• Outdated ideas, antiquated scenes   (2003/01/24)
  
• Emperor who stood for religious harmony   (2003/01/17)
  
• Beautiful and afresh   (2003/01/10)
  
• A welcome change   (2002/12/27)
  
• Laughter without frills   (2002/07/19)
  
• An absorbing adaptation   (2002/07/12)
  
• Bright launch   (2002/06/28)
  
• Case of cultural handicap   (2002/06/28)
  
• Drama in divine ambience   (2002/06/07)
  
• Comedy amusing in parts   (2002/05/17)
  
• Little kids on a big stage   (2002/05/10)
  
• When will they try to be different?   (2002/05/10)
  
• Festival that was more like a fair   (2002/04/26)
  
• Quiet please!   (2002/04/26)
  
• Theatre is their way of life   (2002/04/05)
  
• Sans fizz and spontaneity   (2002/03/29)
  
• British with local flavour   (2002/03/29)
  
• Freak mirrors and grotesque images   (2002/03/15)
  
• Stalwarts take a dramatic step   (2002/03/08)
  
• Bhagavatamela: the Marathi connection   (2002/03/01)
  
• Greek grandeur showcased   (2002/02/22)
  
• A new trend in theatre   (2002/02/22)
  
• Histrionics lift the show   (2002/02/15)
  
• Theatre as feminine voice   (2002/02/15)
  
• Lighting up the stage   (2002/02/08)
  
• An evening with Shakespeare   (2002/02/08)
  
• Conference achieves its purpose   (2002/01/11)
  
• Presentation mars concept   (2002/01/11)
  
• With a touch of finesse   (2001/12/28)
  
• Incredible passion for theatre   (2001/12/28)
  
• A distinct visual feast   (2001/12/21)
  
• Fun in fairyland   (2001/12/21)
  
• Fine blend of drama and dance   (2001/12/14)
  
• Reflections of an artiste's dilemma   (2001/12/07)
  
• A rare feat   (2001/11/30)
  
• Quality takes a quantum leap   (2001/11/30)
  
• She uses theatre as a tool   (2001/11/23)