The Poet Speaks: Those were heady times, writers, poets, artists, joining the stream of progressive thought and expression—makes one wonder, in fact, how the work of these stalwarts could have …
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Marry-Go-Round: As a playwright, Makrand Deshpande is at his best when he is not bound by the compulsion to please an audience and can work with abstract concepts. He has …
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Art For Justice: A stage actress asks the female director of the play they are reheasing, that if she cannot get justice through art, then what’s the point? Adishakti’s Bhoomi adapted …
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Those Were The Days: It is possible that many of the young audiences below the age of 40, watching D For Drama’s Golden Jubliee have no idea what the term …
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The Dreamers: There is—always has been—a subset of people drawn to Mumbai, the city of showbiz, hoping for their talent to be discovered, getting that elusive break and maybe reaching …
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Through The Looking Glass: It is pleasantly surprising to see a young director pick up a difficult play, like GP Deshpande’s Udhwastha Dharmashala (Marathi), and attract a full house for the …
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Over The Rainbow: There was a time, not too long ago, when live-in relationships were considered the height of boldness, and people talked in subdued tones about homosexuals. Now, there …
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Save The Book: Many must have had to look up the meaning of Aaeen—the sound of the word has a certain romance to it, which Samvidhan does not, neither does Constitution, both of …
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Rewind, Remind: It has been almost a quarter of a century since Stephen Belber’s Tape first opened in 1999, and in the intervening years, the #MeToo movement brought to the …
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Matters of Faith: Miracle On Matunga Street, directed by KK Raina, is Ila Arun’s second adaptation of a Tom Dudzick play after Namaste (based on Greetings). Both bring up in …