Slithering Away: Sleuth (1970) is Anthony Shaffer’s most famous play—it has had multiple stage productions in various languages; it has been filmed twice—the first in 1972 by Joseph L Mankiewicz…
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Love Hurts: Whenever Manav Kaul has turned his attention to children or young people in his plays like Mamtazbhai Patangwale or Lal Pencil, they have brough to the stage a…
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The Killer Question: If a play is called Qatl, then it can be assumed it is about murder. But if it is a Makrand Deshpande play, then it cannot be a…
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Scent Of Friendship: The Whatsapp generation would think what’s the big deal, we keep in touch with school/college pals. But how often do they meet? Just for a coffee or…
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Unlikely Pen Pals: Feroz Abbas Khan’s work in theatre has been unpredictable. He has done the very minimalistic Tumhari Amrita, and the spectacular Mughal-e-Azam and The Great Indian Musical: Civilisation…
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The Spirit Is Strong: The bond between fan and idol is unique and quite baffling for anyone who has not experienced a futile crush on a distant star. In India,…
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Cranky Old Men: A play about two cantankerous old men bickering ought not to be so hilarious, but it is, because there’s Neil Simon’s genius at work– the playwright could…
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Love Always: The first thing that strikes the audience while watching Motley’s new production of Old World, is the enjoyment Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah radiate by just being…
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Autumn Romance: The theatre group Ank, founded by late Dinesh Thakur, was taken over by his wife Priita Mathur Thakur, and she has successfully kept the flow of old and…
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The Man, The Poet: There have been plays about Sahir Ludhianvi, but they have been about his romance with Amrita Pritam, or there have plays about Pritam in which Sahir…