INDIA THEATER SHOWS

by Richa Das - April 29, 2024

I caught QTP’s penultimate production of their veteran play, Project S.T.R.I.P. starring Dilnaz Irani, Harssh Singh, Keith Antony Sequeira, Neil Bhoopalam and Shruti Sridharan, on an Easter weekend at the Prithvi Theatre of Mumbai, India....

by Richa Das - April 05, 2024

'Jaat UtPaat' chronicles the story of three characters chasing each other in the maze of love in a world drenched in casteism. Their fate is tied to their birth and the story does not attempt to subvert it. Throughout my viewing of the production, I was unable to forget the archaic notions perpetuat...

by Richa Das - December 21, 2023

It’s Christmas and Mumbai is lining up to watch the latest offering from Broadway at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre - MAMMA MIA! This musical promises to take us off our seats and right to Greece, where we witness a very British coterie discover love, friendship and family. ...

by Richa Das - June 18, 2023

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at NMACC?...

by Richa Das - June 14, 2023

What did our critic think of THE DIVINE LEELA at Metamorphosis Theatre And Films?...

by Richa Das - May 25, 2023

What did our critic think of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) BY DAFNEY PRODUCTIONS at Dafney Productions?...

by Richa Das - May 06, 2023

April of 2023 ended with four productions of Metamorphosis Theatre and Films' latest offering - 'Morning Star'. I got the opportunity to witness one of these productions on a houseful Sunday evening at the SAPP Auditorium in Mumbai....

by Richa Das - November 14, 2022

This edition of Prithvi's theatre festival welcomed Adishakti's long-running play Bhoomi. The play is directed by Vinay Kumar, who also adapted the play from Sara Joseph's Malayalam play titled Bhoomirakshasam. The theatre troop arrived from Auroville, and a brief glimpse at their repertoire reveals...

by Richa Das - November 08, 2022

'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour' is a political satire that arrived on the NCPA stage for a rare performance. This spectacle was written by Tom Stoppard - the story of a political dissident in the Soviet Union. The play is accompanied by a 45-piece orchestra, performed by the Symphony Orchestra of I...

by Richa Das - October 31, 2022

A few days ago, I had the chance to catch a screening of 'The Devil Wears Bataa' at the NCPA. I had previously seen listings of the show and stopped myself from catching a production of the same....