Stage Impressionstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-868362616684930682011-02-08T01:38:02+05:30TypePadINTERVIEW: Anand Tiwaritag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0147e26415fe970b2011-02-08T01:38:02+05:302011-02-08T10:29:16+05:30CAN PLAY ANYTHING (EVEN A LAMP-POST) An interview with one of contemporary Indian theatre's most versatile young actors, who has worked in plays like Sunil Shanbag's Dreams of Taleem, the AkVarious production of All About My Mother, and Rage Theatre's One On One. There is a lot of creative interchange...Vikram PhukanREVIEW: Rafta Raftatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0147e1aa4124970b2011-01-19T08:07:20+05:302011-01-29T00:23:17+05:30FAMILIES THAT STAY TOGETHER... At first glance Akvarious' production of Rafta Rafta, adapted by Ayub Khan-Din (who wrote perhaps the most intelligent diaspora film, East Is East, a few years ago) from a 1962 play by Bill Naughton seems dated. Not in terms of treatment, but the content itself appears...Deepa DeosthaleeREVIEW: Kathatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0147e1aa09d5970b2011-01-17T18:04:51+05:302011-01-20T10:31:24+05:30LOSING THE PLOT Anand Mhasvekar's last play U Turn was a sensitive, witty and topical narrative about the loneliness of two elderly souls and their unsuccessful bid at seeking solace in each other on account of social pressures and their inability to break free. Wonderfully acted by Ila Bhate and...Deepa DeosthaleeESSAY: Queer Themes in Mumbai Theatretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0147e175ab3b970b2011-01-11T11:21:14+05:302011-01-11T11:28:52+05:30VEER TOWARDS QUEER This article was first published in Mid-Day (7th Jan 2011) Urban theatre in Mumbai has always prided itself as being a few steps ahead of the game, in terms of how progressive texts have been traditionally embraced within this space. Homosexuality is being gradually eased out of...Vikram PhukanTALK: Dreams of Taleemtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0147e14ba79a970b2011-01-06T00:44:49+05:302011-01-06T01:12:32+05:30A FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION WITH SUNIL SHANBAG Where did you get the idea to make Dreams of Taleem? Well, I had decided to do Chetan Datar's Ek Madhavbaug but found that it was written at a time in several histories–the history of theatre, the history of the gay movement etc. Chetan,...Vikram PhukanSPOTLIGHT: Recap 2010tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0148c73207be970c2010-12-31T17:01:17+05:302011-01-03T10:44:56+05:30FAST AND FURIOUS The best part of the year gone by was the heaps of new and original plays. At one time, theatre people used to grumble about the lack of new writing, and now there’s a spate. And there will be more what with Writers’ Bloc coming up in...Deepa GahlotREVIEW: Haath Ka Aaya... Shunyatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0147e0a46b9e970b2010-12-13T23:38:05+05:302010-12-15T15:07:12+05:30HAPPINESS IS A PHONE-CALL AWAY The first port of call in Manav Kaul’s new play, Haath Ka Aaya.. Shunya, is a tiny matchbox apartment, put together rather quaintly by a couple trying very hard, day in and day out, to keep up the appearances of well-ordered living. They seem to...Vikram PhukanEVENT: NCPA Centrestagetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0148c763f75c970c2010-11-25T20:50:00+05:302011-01-09T02:24:55+05:30NCPA CENTRESTAGE THEATRE FESTIVAL As NCPA’s first theatre festival, NCPA Centrestage will premiere plays in four languages. The idea behind the festival is to take the NCPA’s role to the next stage — initiate new work by the best theatre groups in the city and country, to be followed next...Deepa GahlotINTERVIEW: Kumud Mishratag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0133f5a85b1b970b2010-11-07T23:33:33+05:302010-11-08T00:51:42+05:30THEATRE CHAMELEON Kumud Mishra is currently the finest and most versatile actor on the city’s stage—appearing in plays like Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane, Peele Scooterwala Aadmi, Cotton 56 Polyester 84, Bali Aur Shambhu, Turel, Ilhaam, Aisa Kehte Hain, Flirt in your Dreams, The Owl and the Pussycat and Love on...Deepa GahlotREVIEW: Walking To The Suntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01287727d5cf970c0134889baf92970c2010-11-01T01:42:36+05:302010-11-01T13:26:00+05:30Sunil Shanbag’s previous play was the riotous S*x, M*rality & Cens*rship, a celebration of freedom of expression, spiced up with deliciously intemperate language and an unorthodox world-view. His new play, Walking to the Sun, by contrast, is a sombre Holocaust drama staged in a classical style, that seeks to inject...Vikram Phukan