Theatre Nisha to stage adaptation of Euripedes’ Medea in Chennai

Theatre Nisha to stage adaptation of Euripedes’ Medea in Chennai

Shakthi Ramani in Why she did, What she did Over the years, Euripedes’ famed Greek tragedy Medea, has been adapted and taken on a host of different avatars onstage. When actor Shakthi Ramani talks about Medea, it is hard to miss the awe in her voice — there is wonderment for the complex play and […]

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Hasbro India’s latest board game combines the charms of Monopoly with cricket

Hasbro India’s latest board game combines the charms of Monopoly with cricket

It’s that time when cricket permeates everything. The nation is gripped by the World Cup frenzy, and leveraging on this, Hasbro has just launched its brand-new game — Monopoly Cricket. “This is one of our big launches this year,” says Lalit Parmar, Country Manager, Hasbro India, adding that with the fervour in India around cricket, this was […]

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Malayalam play ‘Soviet Station Kadavu’ is a well-crafted play on power and its abuse

Malayalam play ‘Soviet Station Kadavu’ is a well-crafted play on power and its abuse

Kanal Samksarika Vedi’s play Soviet Station Kadavu, said to be the first ‘time travel play’ in Malayalam is a brilliant take on power, and how its misuse damages democracy Kanal Samksarika Vedi’s play Soviet Station Kadavu, said to be the first ‘time travel play’ in Malayalam is a brilliant take on power, and how its […]

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‘Peter Brook was the force that propelled us’, says Shantala Shivalingappa

‘Peter Brook was the force that propelled us’, says Shantala Shivalingappa

The dancer reminisces the days she performed for the theatre visionary and the many ways in which he moulded her craft The dancer reminisces the days she performed for the theatre visionary and the many ways in which he moulded her craft My first memory of Peter: early 1990, sitting with him in his office […]

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