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THE RINGS OF REMEMBRANCE
"The great Sanskrit poet, Kalidasa, most probably staged Shakuntala early in the 6th century, perhaps in the city of Ujjayini, the centre of the Indian..."
The Seagull
"The Seagull is set against the backdrop of a summer country home, and tackles The Consequences of Disillusionment, The Purpose of Art, and the price o..."
THE SPARTAN CONSPIRACY
"This radio play, itself a satire on present-day American foreign policies, attempts to highlight what might have been the real economic factors that l..."
THE SPARTAN CONSPIRACY
"This play, itself a satire on present-day American foreign policies, attempts to highlight what might have been the real economic factors that led the..."
THE STAIN OF EVIL
"There is a common belief held by large sections of Indian society that a curse or an evil deed results in ‘evil’ itself lingering and affecting severa..."
The Surrender
"A short play about an educated Naxalite trying to surrender in a small police station in the Nilgiris, and the successful attempts of the policemen to..."
The Terrorist
"A skit about a ‘terrorist.’ Perhaps anyone can be called one in difficult times – even Shakespeare?..."
The Toy Cart of Clay
"The play is set in Ujjain, one of the great cities of India a thousand and five hundred years ago. Vasanthasena, a famous courtesan, seeks refuge from..."
The Trip
"Manu, a sheltered 17-year-old girl in Kolkata in the late 1990s, is seriously considering her next step in life: a move that threatens her notions of ..."
The View From Above
"What does it take to reach the top? How far do we dare to go to achieve our desires? The hunger for power can turn friends into foes. Who decides what..."
The Wall of Colours
"Four teenagers are studying in the National Academy of the Arts, a government funded institution to push the brightest of the artistic talents of the ..."
The Wedding Party
"The Wedding Party began as a promenade play, supported by Indian Foundation for the Arts, on the subject of a Bangalore middle class wedding. After a ..."
The Whistler and The Whale
"I am a beached whale. On a stormy afternoon many years ago, a family of three: Mumma, Papa, and Chotu, climbed into me and began to inhabit my caverno..."
The White Elephant
"There is a sobbing white elephant in a park. Nobody wants him. Three children feel bad for him and befriend him. They want to help him but how? How do..."
They Entered at their Own Risk
"There are countless ways in which an impromptu robbery could head south. Jake and Tammy, two financially struggling blue-collar workers, break into a ..."
Thus Spake Shoorpanakha, So Said Shakuni
"The protagonists, a man and a woman, are both waiting for a delayed flight in a small-town airport lounge. The woman provokes the man into conversatio..."
Too Much random shit (Char-Don Tukde -Ma
"Urban life has strange issues! The play searches for what do Madan, Fatima, Richa and Bini actually do when they resolve to bring about a revolution r..."