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Goddess and her magic broom: Glimpses of the world that women inhabit

September 12, 2019 Charumathi Supraja

After two successful shows – one in Amsterdam in March 2019 and the other in Bengaluru on August 24th at Courtyard Koota, Kengeri, the dance-theatre piece ‘Goddess and her Magic Broom’ will be performed at

Tagore’s play with a touch of Yakshagana

September 3, 2019 Manini Mandal

A non-Bengali friend (we both majored in English) once told me, “I want to read Chandalika (one of Tagore’s greatest plays) right now.” I looked hapless. I had a Bengali copy with me. Where would

Theatre Review: “Credit Titles” by Bangalore Little Theatre

July 22, 2019 Deepa Mohan

It was like a rare alignment of the planets: several factors come together to pull me out of my usual Ranga Shankara ambit for watching a play. I had not been to visit Bangalore International

Theatre Review: “Woogie Boogie”, by Brush Theatre, Ranga Shankara

July 19, 2019 Deepa Mohan

I am often asked why I go to watch children’s theatre shows. People usually associate children’s theatre, or puppet theatre, with a “fit only for children” narrative, too simple to hold an adult’s attention. But

Theatre Review: Squirrel Stole My Underpants, AHA! Children’s Theatre Festival

July 16, 2019 Deepa Mohan

Do adults go to watch children’s plays? Or to be more precise, do adults go to watch children’s puppet theatre…without children accompanying them? The answer, for me, was a resounding yes. I had been hoping

Theatre Review: “Robi’s Garden” by Bangalore Little Theatre

June 20, 2019 Deepa Mohan

It is always interesting to revisit a play I have watched before, and see how the production has evolved. This was the spirit in which I went to watch “Robi’s Garden” by Bangalore Little Theatre,

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: “remember Remember”, by Tahatto at Ranga Shankara

October 13, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Since I have enjoyed the work of Tahatto for many years now (you can read my review of another of their plays, here (written on a rainy evening exactly 5 years and 3 days ago!)

Theater Review: Where The Shadow Ends: Ranga Shankara, 3 June 2016

June 4, 2017 Deepa Mohan

I went to watch Kriyative Theatre’s presentation of “Where The Shadow Ends” after having read the theatre group’s introduction to it, with an open mind…and that open mind was truly filled with sights, sounds, concepts

Theatre Review: “The Cut”, Theatre Nisha, Ranga Shankara, 27 May 2017

May 27, 2017 Deepa Mohan

When I read that “The Cut” had been shortlisted for The Hindu Playwright award in 2016, I was keen on watching it; so off I went to watch the play, staged by Theatre Nisha, a

Theatre Review: How Cow Now Cow, Ranga Shankara, Fri, 22 April 2017

April 23, 2017 Deepa Mohan

One of the inequalities of life is that children may not be allowed for many theatre productions…but adults can certainly go and enjoy children’s theatre. The enjoyment is all the more, when one goes with

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

Dhaatu Puppet Parade and Festival

January 6, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Having heard about the Dhaatu Puppet Festival I went with my daughter and two grandchildren to watch the parade, which started from the Dhaatu Bus Stop in Banashankari, and ended at

Theatre Review: Krishnan’s Dairy, by Indian Ink, Ranga Shankara, 16 Nov. 2016

November 16, 2016 Deepa Mohan

There are times when the production of a play makes the task easy for the reviewer. When there are plenty of criticisms to be made, it always grieves me to have to make negative comments,