The Kannada play Prameelaarjuneeyam (1896) adapts Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by blending Indian myths and poetic styles. Set in Malayaala, it reimagines fairy characters as Manmatha-Rathidevi and transforms Athens to Indian soil. The story intertwines Arjuna-Prameela’s romance with young lovers’ defiance and forest chaos, featuring supernatural beings and amateur actors. Using Yakshagana music, modern […]
Men are Innocent. Or so they say while playing victim card, thereby alleging the Women Guilty of Charge! Sakal Jaani he Naath is a Comedy Folk Musical adapted from Vasant Deo and Sudama ke Chawal. It revisits the famed mythological fable about Lord Krishna and his childhood friend Sudama. A TRAGIC-COMEDY that explores the narrative […]
‘Ashvin Gidwani’s The Scent of A Man, being premiered in Bengaluru, is a light-hearted adult comedy that revolves around marriage and infidelity. Marriage is like a coin. On one side we have a relationship of love, trust, compassion, dedication, pleasures, partnership, and loyalty and on another, it has lust, sarcasm, infidelity, lies, wilderness, and revenge […]
Directed by Atul Kumar, Baaghi Albele (being premiered in Bengaluru), is a timeless and profoundly resonant masterpiece that pairs comic absurdity with grim reality. Atul Kumar, a name to reckon with in theatre and films, has crafted this play in the backdrop of Indian bans, censorships and general crackdowns on comedians, journalists, writers and artists, […]
Directed by Makarand Deshpande, an award-winning veteran of stage and screen, SIACHEN (being premiered in Bengaluru) is a survival drama about three Indian soldiers stuck on the Siachen Glacier, the highest, coldest battlefield on earth. After a catastrophic blizzard that washed away everything in sight, they are left with no news from the base. The […]
Every Drunkard is not a Piyakkad! A Piyakkad is the chosen One!! A Piyakkad is a call from Madira baba!! A solo enactment of the most Divine Drunkard Doctrine!! Hilarious and truthful..
The Primetime Theatre company’s latest production ‘Autobiography’ is a brilliant play by the highly acclaimed Marathi playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar, directed by the well-known and talented Lillete Dubey, it premieres on 25 January in Bangalore and in Mumbai on February 2nd. An ageing, much admired, charismatic writer Anantrao Rajadhyaksha dictates his autobiography to Pradnya, an irreverent, […]
“A Judgement Error??” is set in the context of a nursing home and builds on a surgery which is debated on its merit and judgment, opening up the medical profession for deep introspection. It has a beautiful storyline centered around a young girl whose life changes based on certain decisions taken by an experienced surgeon. […]
TapeRecorder – Khel Khatam is the story of an actor and his struggles with stuttering. His first stint on stage when he was only a child led to the start of both his acting journey and his impairment. Ridiculed by the people around him for his shortcoming, he decides to embark on a solo journey […]
Salaam Moliere presents excerpts from a few well-known Moliere works, interspersed with events from his life. Jean-Baptiste Poquelain, took the stage name Moliere and came to be known as the father of French farce and one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western Literature. Born almost a hundred years after Shakespeare, his plays remained […]
The collage of mono-acts intertwines themes of self-discovery, resilience, and the courage to defy societal norms, offering a rich exploration of different facets of womanhood The first act takes the audience through a woman’s life, sharing moments of joy, fear, love, and judgment. From cherished connections to the pain of scrutiny and societal expectations, she […]
**The Marriage Proposal** by Anton Chekhov is a one-act farce that centers on a marriage proposal gone awry. A landowner visits his neighbor with the intention of proposing but quickly gets entangled in petty arguments over minor issues, such as land boundaries and hunting dogs. Instead of focusing on love, the characters become consumed by […]
Chiranjeevi Tapatrayam – the story of an astrologer, known for his eerie ability to predict the future, who receives a missed call from a wealthy businessman Mr. Jagnath Rao. The astrologer visits the man’s grand mansion, unaware that his arrival will set off a chain of inexplicable and comedic encounters with the daughter of a […]
Co-produced by Ranga Shankara,‘Kahaniyaan’ explores the rich and often unheard voices of the subaltern. In 1975, Devendra Raj Ankur named his style of work ‘Kahaniyon ka Rangmanch’ invoking that different genres such as stories, novels, and autobiographies should be presented on stage in their original forms without converting them into dramatic idioms. The story remains […]
The play – Noor is a reconstruction of the story of Noor Inayat Khan, a direct descendant of Tipu Sultan, who served in Britain’s Special Operations during World War II. It is an extraordinary tale of devotion to duty, resilience in the face of Nazi oppression in France. A fascinating life of a woman who […]
Govind is an emotionally strong play that explores two contrasting human lives meeting at a crossroad of life. This is a poignant tale that delves deep into the layers of human emotions and relationships. It has the delicate beauty of vulnerability, strength, and the unexpected connections that bloom in the most unlikely places.
JuzzBaatein, a plethora of emotions, each portrayed in five-minute acts. Each act takes one into its backstory, leaving the audience with a lot of food for thought, with its sheer poignancy, mirroring society.
Janaksuta Urmila is a heart-rending saga of Urmila and how she deals with a life of loneliness and tearing pangs of separation. Sita accompanies Lord Ram into exile for 14 years, and Lakshman chooses to go with them. Urmila, too, is eager to join them. However, Lakshman does not want to take Urmila along. Accepting […]
Pippigondu Pappi is a children’s play, directed by prasanna. Inspired by Astrid Lindgren’s novel Pippi Longstocking. Prasanna has written this play. The story is about an orphan who is brave, strong, smiling, happy and one who celebrates life with her best friends, elephant, monkey, mouse, and cockroach. She leads an adventure with Manjunath and Hamsaveni, […]
Tenali Rama and his tales are an evergreen part of everyone’s childhood. Growing with the stories of Tenali Rama and his ‘adventures’ in the court of Krishna Deva Raya kept children and adults rolling with laughter. BLT brings these beloved stories alive in a unique 2 people storytelling platform. Come and get tickled. Laugh with […]
Translated by Susanto Banerjee from a Bengali play written by Nirup Mitra, “A Judgement Error??” is an English play set in a Gynaecological nursing home. It has been performed several times in Bangalore.
Translated by Susanto Banerjee from a Bengali play written by Nirup Mitra, “A Judgement Error??” is an English play set in a Gynaecological nursing home. It has been performed several times in Bangalore.
Translated by Susanto Banerjee from a Bengali play written by Nirup Mitra, “A Judgement Error??” is an English play set in a Gynaecological nursing home. It has been performed several times in Bangalore.
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