Theatre

Indian 'drag kings' to take the stage in Mumbai and London in Gentlemen's Club

Moviemax Cinemas has planned to screen the Lok Sabha election results live on June 4 in selected cities across India

Prahlad Kakar's memoir, while showcasing the flamboyance of the ad world, falls short in delving into the transformative era of advertising, leaving readers craving more substance and depth

Shri Dharmik Leela Committee, one of the oldest Ramleela committees in the national capital, will stage a performance at Siri Fort Auditorium on June 10 to mark its 100th anniversary. The 'Jai Shri Ram-Ramayana' production with digital audio-visual effects and soundtracks will cast Bollywood actors Punit Issar, Vindu Dara Singh as well as Siddhant Issar and Shilpa in lead roles, said the organisers in a press conference. Issar who will play the role of demon king Ravana in the play claimed the stage production will match Broadway shows. The father-son duo of Punit and Siddhant Issar conceived and directed the play. Siddhant will play the role of Lord Ram and Shilpa will appear in the role of goddess Sita. Vindu Dara Singh will play the role of Hanuman. Punit Issar said that the plan was to hold shows across the country. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said his party will extend all support to the organisers for the successful staging of the play. "We are followers of Lord R

The International Theatre Institute sets the theme of world theatre day 2023 i.e."Theatre and a Culture of Peace"

Can single screens be resuscitated?

The director of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra explains what it takes to be a good theatre artist

Not just actors, the stage is open to a wide range of talented people. We tell you the skills you need to be a theatre artist and the training institutes that produce the best

The director, called 'the greatest innovator of his generation' and known in India for his version of The Mahabharata, was awarded the Padma Shri last year

The makers of the Shahid Kapoor sports drama 'Jersey' have decided to postpone the theatrical release of the film after civil restrictions were reimposed due to fears over the Omicron variant

At least Rs 5,000 crore is at stake for the film industry in the next six months, say experts

Sooryavanshi, Annaatthe, Eternals expected to together match first-week sales of 2019 level

Yusuf Khan from Peshawar, aka Dilip Kumar, was completely believable in a wide range of roles in a span of 12 years at the height of his career covering 62 films in nearly 50 years

A South African journalist who sold his accordion to buy passage to Europe, Kretzmer failed as a novelist in Paris, playing a piano for meals in a brasserie

"It was Ebrahim Alkazi who laid my creative foundation," says actor Pankaj Kapur, adding that the three years of training under Alkazi at NSD in the capital were the best years of his life

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of eminent theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi, saying he will be remembered for his efforts to make theatre more popular and accessible across India.

Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama, produced plays such as "Girish Karnad's "Tughlaq" and Dharamvir Bharati's "Andha Yug".

As an actor, Lagoo's roles in Marathi plays such as "Natsamrat" and "Himalayachi Saoli", and films like "Pinjra" made him popular

Actor Balraj Sahni's work in theatre and films was often informed by his political and personal struggles, his son and biographer Parikshat Sahni tells Ranjita Ganesan

The third edition of the festival will present the classic and the avant-garde with big-ticket names, writes Amrita Singh