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#PicksAndPiques #HindiEnglishTheatrePlayReview #JohnsonThomas #Theatrewala #GoetheInstituteBangalore #RefunctionGrant #SandboxCollective #AagaazTheatreTrust #TheOtherCirclePR #PaytmInsider #Harkat Theatre Play Review Johnson Thomas A peculiar look within the crucible of Expectations Title: Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan Cast: Nagina, Jasmine, Nagma, Zainab Director: Dhwani Vij Rating: * * ½ Runtime: 50 mins Does this play have anything to do with Alok Dhanwa’s famous poem? The title is the same and reports have it that the poem was the springboard for devising this play. But this play has nothing much to do with the poem in terms of dramatic content. The fledgling efforts at feminism are mini-rebellions in the context of ‘personal life.’ Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan was commissioned as a part of Gender Bender 2016, supported by Goethe Institut Bangalore and Sandbox Collective. Initially, Dhwani Vij collaborated with Aagaaz Theatre Trust to develop a 15 minute long

#PicksAndPiques #HindiEnglishTheatrePlayReview #JohnsonThomas #Theatrewala #AumTheatreProduction #NikitaKamdarPR An ambitious experiment Play: Dhappa (Hide & Seek) Genre: Musical mystery Cast: Puneet Issar, Sharon Chandra , Pavitra Sarkar , Anuradha Athlekar Singers & Musicians : Ajitkumar Shrivastava, Amit Ranjan Srivastava, Radha Srivastava. Director/Writer/Producer : Akshay Mishra Rating: * * ½ Runtime : 180 mins Aum Theatre Production’s musical mystery ‘Dhappa’ Written, produced and directed by Akshay Mishra is an ambitious effort no doubt – set as it is in the 1950’s and influenced by the paranormal mystery films of Waheeda Rehman, Manoj Kumar and Sadhana. But not only that – the play focuses on a developing bond between a failed actor whose disrepute is far more widely publicized than his films or acting prowess and a writer whose idealistic outlook inspires him to make films that do justice to his vision. The narrative goes back and forth into the past an

  Theatre Play Review Johnson Thomas Title: Taking Sides Language: English Cast: Sukant Goel, Atul Kumar, Mallika Singh, Kashish Saluja, Kashin Shetty, Richa Jain Asst.Director, Music, Sound : Vara Raturi Light Design & Operation: Rahul Joglekar Production: Vara Raturi, Kanchan Khilare, Rahul Kumar, Naman Seth Videography: Akash Waghachoure Volunteers: Vicky Rana, Ranjeet Singh, Nikhil Nagpal, Ganesh Pendurkar Director: Atul Kumar Written by: Ronald Harwood Rating: * * ½ Runtime: 120 mins Taking Sides, a 1995 play by British playwright Ronald Harwood, directed by Atul Kumar for the Indian Audience, is about the post-war United States denazification investigation of the German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwängler on charges of having served the Nazi regime. The play had its first run in Mumbai at an intimate boutique theatre setting, Lé Chakallas Studios, Andheri (W) from 10th February 2022 to 13th February 2022.  Ronald Harwood’s “Taking Sides,”

   'Lifeline 99 99', an interactive theatre performance that takes place over a phone call at home. This is an experimental performance that brings one audience member and one performer together, so there are many moving parts to this. S taged as part of the Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival's online section,  It's a unique performance that connects one audience member to a living, breathing character on the other end of the telephone for a conversation.  You can experience any or more out of the seven dial-in performances available. One of them is called  Mritunjay  (English: one who triumphs over death). Performed by Vanshika Verma. Here is a short synopsis of this story:  You pick up the phone and hear the emotionless, straight-laced voice of a life insurance agent. Meet Anjali , who is here to introduce you to a new life insurance scheme called Mrityunjay , which literally translates to ‘one who triumphs over death’ . Whilst she introduces and outlines the different