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Theatre Review: “Tansen” by The Trialogue Company

June 4, 2019 Deepa Mohan

It’s not common to have plays about music, or musicians; so when Ranga Shankara announced that the Trialogue Company, a Delhi-based theatre group, would be staging “Tansen” on 1st June, ’19, I was very keen

Theatre Review: Rakt Kalyan, by Drama School Mumbai

March 23, 2019 Deepa Mohan

It is not a common occurrence for me to be able to watch a well-made promo video of a theatre school; I did that for the first time when I reached out to the Drama

Theatre Review: This Will Only Take Several Minutes: Ranga Shankara, 20 Jan 2017

January 21, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Having watched an excellent play staged by Tadpole Repertory earlier (you can see the review here if you wish to) I was eager to watch the production of “This Will Only Take Several Minutes”, which

Theatre Review: Kitchen Poems, Ranga Shankara, 2 and 3 Jul 2016

July 2, 2016 Deepa Mohan

It’s always intriguing to watch poetry being dramatized, and I was keen on going to watch “Kitchen Poems” by Dhiruben Patel, a 90+ year-old Gujarati writer. Padmavathi Rao, who was the solo actor in this

Theatre Review: Mein Hoon Yusuf Aur Yeh Hai Mera Bhai

November 13, 2015 Deepa Mohan

It’s not easy to review a play when the theme is intense– political unrest, and the social chaos that results.. This was the thread underlying “Mein hoon Yusuf, aur yeh hai mera bhai”, which I

Rocky Ka Insaaf: Theatre Review

September 18, 2015 Deepa Mohan

After a long absence, it was refreshing to enter my favourite theatre space, Ranga Shankara, once again, this time to watch a Hindi play, “Rocky Ka Insaaf”, staged by Mashaal. The play has been

“A Moment of Memory”: Theatre Review

January 11, 2015 Deepa Mohan

When my friend Priya Venkatesh told me about the performance of “A Moment of Memory”, I was intrigued by the description of the performance and decided to attend the 8 pm showing at Atta Galatta