Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 17 Jan 2019 - 17 Jan 2019
Kododilla Bidodilla is an adaptation of the play Can’t Pay-Won’t Pay written by Dario Fo. Through this play, Dario brings into fore the common problems and its difficulties to the middle class and how the establishment can turn a blind eye to all these. In a very funny way, he brings out the issues of price rise, unemployment and many other things through two middle-class families. Can’t Pay, Won’t pay is a revolt in itself by the bourgeoisie class against the establishment. Dario Fo is a Nobel laureate. Fo was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. He was popular as a playwright for writing about current issues and for his satire style of narration. He brought out the issues in the society very well through this characters and made sure that people started thinking about this in a very constructive way. Many of his plays have created a movement in itself to showcase the drawbacks of an establishment. This play has been translated and adapted to Kannada by Krishna Hebbale. We chose this play in continuation with the idea of bringing out socially relevant issues.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 18 Jan 2019 - 18 Jan 2019
Karnatic Kattaikkuttu will be launching shortly in Bangalore ’s prestigious Ranga Shankara theatre. This is the first-ever collaboration between two distinct art forms: Karnatik music, the classical music of South India, and Kattaikkuttu, a Tamil language-based, a physical and vocal form of rural open-air ensemble theatre with an inherent capacity for comedy and comment. Nowadays these two forms occupy opposite ends of a spectrum that divides the Indian performing arts into “classical” and “folk”. This unique collaboration was initiated and conceptualized by legendary Kattaikkuttu actor, playwright and director Perungattur P. Rajagopal and his wife Hanne M. de Bruin (performing arts scholar, dramaturg & costume designer) and the well-known Karnatic musicians T.M. Krishna and Sangeetha Sivakumar. Karnatic Kattaikkuttu is an experimental production in which Karnatic concert music and Kattaikkuttu theatre collaborate on an equal footing. The production explores what both forms share, where they differ and how they “speak” to and with each other. In an exhilarating exchange of repertoire elements, Karnatic and Kattaikkuttu performers present excerpts from two all-night plays, Disrobing of Draupadi and The Eighteenth Day. T.M. Krishna and Sangeetha Sivakumar will be accompanied by the Karnatic musicians Akkarai Subhalakshmi, (violin) K. Arun Prakash (mridangam) and N. Guruprasad (ghatam). In addition to P. Rajagopal in the role of Duryodhana on the last day of the Mahabharata war, the Kattaikkuttu cast features actor-singers S. Tamilarasi (Draupadi), R. Devan (Duhsasana), R. Kumar (Duryodhana), M. Duraisamy (1st Kattiyakkaran), A. Kailasam (2nd Kattiyakkaran), A. Bharati (Vikarna), S. Srimathy (Karna), S. Haribabu (Sakuni), S. Gobinath (talam), R. Balaji (harmonium), A. Selvarasu (mridangam & dholak) and P. Sasikumar (mukavinai).
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 19 Jan 2019 - 19 Jan 2019
“Parshva Sangeetha” is a write-up by Shrinivasa Vaidya. It narrates the author's association with the timeless classic melodies of Hindi films, from the 1940's till the recent times. It presents the way in which the wonderful songs are interwoven into our lives and the way they have made an impact on us. Great singers like Sehgal, Talat Mehmood, Rafi, Lata and others, whose melodies ring in our ears and pull the emotional strings of our heart even today, are revisited in the on-stage adaptation of the write-up. Every generation has their own favorite hero, heroine along with their favorite movies and songs. The narrator in this play reminisces his childhood memories, where the Golden era of Hindi cinema was making its mark on the youth of those days. The example of this impact is remembered by recollecting the life of the narrator's uncle, Shyama, who was an embodiment of the spirit of the classic movies and songs.
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 20 Jan 2019 - 20 Jan 2019
`Kola’ begins with the entry of Sudheer his wife Anjali and thier son Abhay to the Wade house from Mumbai. Parag's (Son of Bhaskara) anger towards his uncle who failed in fulfilling his promise of taking him to Mumbai results in bitter argument between the both when there is a talk about property. Meanwhile, though there is no reason for animosity between Parag and Abhay they refrain from talking to each other. Parag and his sister Ranju are married. Though she is welcomed by the family members with much love and care Parag doesn't establish a relationship and keeps a distance from her. But Nandini is a gritty woman who knew about Parag' s affair. Abhay and Sudheer leave for Mumbai whereas Anjali decided to stay back in the Wade for some days. When it looks like happy days are ahead for the Wade family, Parag gets arrested leaving the family in a shock.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 22 Jan 2019 - 22 Jan 2019
This is a story of a woman attempting to defy her condition, her limitations to experience the world as one person. And how she discovers ways to coexist with her many selves. When the line between real & imaginary blurs, when time fluidly rushes in different directions, when memory & experience merges, what is revealed is our mind's inner workings. This is psychological exposition concerning mental health & wellbeing. By experiencing her resolutions, her imagined reality, her arguments, her battles and her relationship with past & present, we begin to accept ourselves as we are; humanizing the discussion around body-mind wellness.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 23 Jan 2019 - 23 Jan 2019
The play foregrounds a young girl, her journey to self-discovery and the coming-out story of a young girl by name Preethi, and the life-changing moments in Preethi's struggle to cope with being "different."The intriguing play is set in a college and is a stark commentary on love. The play focuses primarily on Preethi's love affair but narrated through the eyes of her friend, Ajay, the central character. Their friendship goes through a succession of quick, dramatic growth spurts that reveal the complexity of friendship and show that Ajay ultimately comes to represent: a homophobic society that keeps its blinders on to naturalize straight relationships as the norm. The gradual unraveling of her sexuality, her confusion regarding her sexual identity, her violent attraction towards her love and the blossoming friendship between her and a male friend, form the central points of the play. The play is weaved into a complex character with intricate plotlines that break the taboo on lesbian identities.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 24 Jan 2019 - 24 Jan 2019
A social play set in the present urban back drop. The play opens up as an interaction of an old man of 80 years of age with his grand daughter, who though well educated, is not employed and not yet married. It is an effort to chronicle the influence of various changes in post-independence India on urban middle class families. The story revolves around their aspirations, dreams, disappointments and frustrations. The play is of 90 minutes duration with only two characters – the grand daughter and her grand father.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 25 Jan 2019 - 25 Jan 2019
'Tughlaq' is a play about the turbulent rule of fourteenth century Delhi sultan Mohammed bin Tughlaq. The protagonist, Mohammed bin Tughlaq, had great Ideas and a grand vision, but his reign was an abject failure. Tughlaq was known for his reformist ideas, one of which was shifting the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in order to have a capital at the centre of his province. This play covers the consequences of this decision and deals with his clever plots to eliminate his opponents. These end in scenes of utter chaos and misery and Tughlaq is left alone and abandoned.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 26 Jan 2019 - 26 Jan 2019
Dharmaputra is a dark exploration of relationships- man-woman, husband-wife, parent-child. Originally written in Marathi, professor Mahesh Elkunchwar's Dharmaputra takes a morbid look at the sexual life of a couple who vent out their individual frustrations on their adopted young son. The play is a chilling commentary on the ruthlessness that familial relationships are capable of generating. At the same time, it questions the very ethical framework that people take for granted.
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM Schedule date : 26 Jan 2019 - 26 Jan 2019
Miss Julie, full-length play in one act by August Strindberg, substitutes such interludes as a peasant dance and a pantomime for the conventional divisions of acts, scenes, and intermissions. Julie, an aristocratic young woman, has a brief affair with Jean, her father’s valet. After the sexual thrill has dissipated, they realize that they have little or nothing in common. Heredity, combined with social and psychological factors, has determined their futures. Strindberg portrays Julie as an aristocrat whose era has passed and Jean as an opportunistic social climber to whom the future beckons.
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 27 Jan 2019 - 27 Jan 2019
What happens when roles are reversed in a male-dominated theatre practice like yakshagana? India Foundation for the Arts grantee and theatre practitioner Sharanya Ramprakash’s Akshayambara explores the conflicts in tradition, gender, power and morality that are inherent in yakshagana. The experimental play uses both modern theatrical tools and the dance drama to create a contemporary narrative that raises questions on female representation and male ownership. Drawing from research and personal experience, the performance imagines a reversal of roles in the popular yakshagana plot of Draupadi Vastrapaharana. A male artist in streevesha (female costume) plays the virtuous Draupadi and espouses the cause of women, while in a tradition-defying move, a woman dons the pradhana purusha vesha (masculine form) of Kaurava (a legendary king from the Mahabharatha) who is driven by lust and power. What happens to the interpretation and performance of gender when a man plays a woman and when a man is played by a woman? Who is the real woman and who is the real man? We see a constant shift in power between the actors, as they shift from the cauki (green room) to stage, engaged in a tussle that blurs the boundaries of stage and reality, male and female, thereby examining the conflicts in tradition, gender, power and morality. Written and directed by Sharanya Ramprakash, Akshayambara received several nominations at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) 2016, winning Best Original Script (Sharanya Ramprakash) and Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male (Prasad Cherkady).
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 29 Jan 2019 - 29 Jan 2019
Manjula Padmanabhan’s “Lights Out”, based on an eye-witness account, brings the issue of violence against women to the living room of an ordinary, upper middle class, urban family. The couple along with their friends are pushed to take action when they become witnesses to a gruesome incident happening right outside their apartment. As the play progresses, the ensuing discussions mirror the fears, insecurities, and prejudices prevalent in the society we live in, compelling us to ponder over our own moral judgments.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 30 Jan 2019 - 31 Jan 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 30 Jan 2019 - 31 Jan 2019
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Feb
Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 01 Feb 2019 - 01 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 02 Feb 2019 - 02 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 03 Feb 2019 - 03 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 05 Feb 2019 - 05 Feb 2019
Set in an atmosphere of swaying political loyalties, Mukhyamantri follows the protagonist who is intent on retaining his position through the approaching elections. The pace of the play is like a flowing river; only signifying the eternal continuance of the state of matters.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 06 Feb 2019 - 07 Feb 2019
Directed by Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar, David Mamet’s “Oleanna” is a powerful two-character drama on various aspects of the student-teacher relationship, revolving around its insecurities, institutional politics, hypocrisies of higher education, student influences and sexual harassment. A power struggle and miscommunication between the professor and his student, who accuses him of sexual harassment. Who is right? And who is wrong? Which side do we take? In the power play of institutional politics, which side will win? The grades that you get, are they more important than your understanding? Is it okay to cross yet another line to get some grades?
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 06 Feb 2019 - 07 Feb 2019
Directed by Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar, David Mamet’s “Oleanna” is a powerful two-character drama on various aspects of the student-teacher relationship, revolving around its insecurities, institutional politics, hypocrisies of higher education, student influences and sexual harassment. A power struggle and miscommunication between the professor and his student, who accuses him of sexual harassment. Who is right? And who is wrong? Which side do we take? In the power play of institutional politics, which side will win? The grades that you get, are they more important than your understanding? Is it okay to cross yet another line to get some grades?
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 08 Feb 2019 - 08 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 09 Feb 2019 - 09 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 10 Feb 2019 - 10 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 12 Feb 2019 - 15 Feb 2019
“DETECTIVE 9-2-11” A Comic Noir Synopsis Set in the mesmerizing Mumbai of the black and white era, Shekhar Kumar’s shocking adventure tale is a ridiculous whirlwind of romance, murder, deceit and suspense. A casual evening at the theatre quickly turns into a fast-paced chase sequence for the unsuspecting hero when gun shots are fired at the legendary Opera House during a performance. A mysterious and beautiful woman lands in his arms pleading for help amid mob chaos and he reluctantly agrees, walking right into an International spy ring primed and ready to unleash a treacherous scheme that will disarm the nation and give away control of a vital defense secret. Without any warning or heroic intentions, Shekhar Kumar finds that he is the only one who can stop this outrageous plan. Detective 9-2-11 is a gripping, nerve-wracking but thoroughly exhilarating escape drama where the events are always poised at the cusp of impossibility and yet, within the faint shadow of ‘probable’. Shekhar Kumar is the man of the hour, racing against time and hunted by both, the good and bad guys all over land and sea. He remains incognito for sleazy sleuths and irresistible to femme fatales. Wrapped up in the enigmatic visual and narrative style of ‘Noir’, Shekhar is an ordinary man with an extraordinary story to tell.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 12 Feb 2019 - 15 Feb 2019
“DETECTIVE 9-2-11” A Comic Noir Synopsis Set in the mesmerizing Mumbai of the black and white era, Shekhar Kumar’s shocking adventure tale is a ridiculous whirlwind of romance, murder, deceit and suspense. A casual evening at the theatre quickly turns into a fast-paced chase sequence for the unsuspecting hero when gun shots are fired at the legendary Opera House during a performance. A mysterious and beautiful woman lands in his arms pleading for help amid mob chaos and he reluctantly agrees, walking right into an International spy ring primed and ready to unleash a treacherous scheme that will disarm the nation and give away control of a vital defense secret. Without any warning or heroic intentions, Shekhar Kumar finds that he is the only one who can stop this outrageous plan. Detective 9-2-11 is a gripping, nerve-wracking but thoroughly exhilarating escape drama where the events are always poised at the cusp of impossibility and yet, within the faint shadow of ‘probable’. Shekhar Kumar is the man of the hour, racing against time and hunted by both, the good and bad guys all over land and sea. He remains incognito for sleazy sleuths and irresistible to femme fatales. Wrapped up in the enigmatic visual and narrative style of ‘Noir’, Shekhar is an ordinary man with an extraordinary story to tell.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 12 Feb 2019 - 15 Feb 2019
“DETECTIVE 9-2-11” A Comic Noir Synopsis Set in the mesmerizing Mumbai of the black and white era, Shekhar Kumar’s shocking adventure tale is a ridiculous whirlwind of romance, murder, deceit and suspense. A casual evening at the theatre quickly turns into a fast-paced chase sequence for the unsuspecting hero when gun shots are fired at the legendary Opera House during a performance. A mysterious and beautiful woman lands in his arms pleading for help amid mob chaos and he reluctantly agrees, walking right into an International spy ring primed and ready to unleash a treacherous scheme that will disarm the nation and give away control of a vital defense secret. Without any warning or heroic intentions, Shekhar Kumar finds that he is the only one who can stop this outrageous plan. Detective 9-2-11 is a gripping, nerve-wracking but thoroughly exhilarating escape drama where the events are always poised at the cusp of impossibility and yet, within the faint shadow of ‘probable’. Shekhar Kumar is the man of the hour, racing against time and hunted by both, the good and bad guys all over land and sea. He remains incognito for sleazy sleuths and irresistible to femme fatales. Wrapped up in the enigmatic visual and narrative style of ‘Noir’, Shekhar is an ordinary man with an extraordinary story to tell.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 12 Feb 2019 - 15 Feb 2019
“DETECTIVE 9-2-11” A Comic Noir Synopsis Set in the mesmerizing Mumbai of the black and white era, Shekhar Kumar’s shocking adventure tale is a ridiculous whirlwind of romance, murder, deceit and suspense. A casual evening at the theatre quickly turns into a fast-paced chase sequence for the unsuspecting hero when gun shots are fired at the legendary Opera House during a performance. A mysterious and beautiful woman lands in his arms pleading for help amid mob chaos and he reluctantly agrees, walking right into an International spy ring primed and ready to unleash a treacherous scheme that will disarm the nation and give away control of a vital defense secret. Without any warning or heroic intentions, Shekhar Kumar finds that he is the only one who can stop this outrageous plan. Detective 9-2-11 is a gripping, nerve-wracking but thoroughly exhilarating escape drama where the events are always poised at the cusp of impossibility and yet, within the faint shadow of ‘probable’. Shekhar Kumar is the man of the hour, racing against time and hunted by both, the good and bad guys all over land and sea. He remains incognito for sleazy sleuths and irresistible to femme fatales. Wrapped up in the enigmatic visual and narrative style of ‘Noir’, Shekhar is an ordinary man with an extraordinary story to tell.
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 16 Feb 2019 - 17 Feb 2019
“DETECTIVE 9-2-11” A Comic Noir Synopsis Set in the mesmerizing Mumbai of the black and white era, Shekhar Kumar’s shocking adventure tale is a ridiculous whirlwind of romance, murder, deceit and suspense. A casual evening at the theatre quickly turns into a fast-paced chase sequence for the unsuspecting hero when gun shots are fired at the legendary Opera House during a performance. A mysterious and beautiful woman lands in his arms pleading for help amid mob chaos and he reluctantly agrees, walking right into an International spy ring primed and ready to unleash a treacherous scheme that will disarm the nation and give away control of a vital defense secret. Without any warning or heroic intentions, Shekhar Kumar finds that he is the only one who can stop this outrageous plan. Detective 9-2-11 is a gripping, nerve-wracking but thoroughly exhilarating escape drama where the events are always poised at the cusp of impossibility and yet, within the faint shadow of ‘probable’. Shekhar Kumar is the man of the hour, racing against time and hunted by both, the good and bad guys all over land and sea. He remains incognito for sleazy sleuths and irresistible to femme fatales. Wrapped up in the enigmatic visual and narrative style of ‘Noir’, Shekhar is an ordinary man with an extraordinary story to tell.
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 16 Feb 2019 - 17 Feb 2019
“DETECTIVE 9-2-11” A Comic Noir Synopsis Set in the mesmerizing Mumbai of the black and white era, Shekhar Kumar’s shocking adventure tale is a ridiculous whirlwind of romance, murder, deceit and suspense. A casual evening at the theatre quickly turns into a fast-paced chase sequence for the unsuspecting hero when gun shots are fired at the legendary Opera House during a performance. A mysterious and beautiful woman lands in his arms pleading for help amid mob chaos and he reluctantly agrees, walking right into an International spy ring primed and ready to unleash a treacherous scheme that will disarm the nation and give away control of a vital defense secret. Without any warning or heroic intentions, Shekhar Kumar finds that he is the only one who can stop this outrageous plan. Detective 9-2-11 is a gripping, nerve-wracking but thoroughly exhilarating escape drama where the events are always poised at the cusp of impossibility and yet, within the faint shadow of ‘probable’. Shekhar Kumar is the man of the hour, racing against time and hunted by both, the good and bad guys all over land and sea. He remains incognito for sleazy sleuths and irresistible to femme fatales. Wrapped up in the enigmatic visual and narrative style of ‘Noir’, Shekhar is an ordinary man with an extraordinary story to tell.
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 19 Feb 2019 - 19 Feb 2019
A group of excited dasi's anticipate the impending war with excitement and awe, celebrating the bravery of the men who will fight the war, until they are influenced by Gandhari's perspective of war. On the other hand, Krishna comes to meet Duryodhana to convince him, one last time, to sign a treaty of peace. Placing choice as central to life, we look at the play from the perspective of the Dasi's - who are the least consulted and most affected by the Kurukshetra war. Are we gender sensitive as a society /system? Are we aware of who this system / society is that we constantly fear? Who sets the rules and who perpetuates them? As much as women are the victims of a patriarchal system, so are the men. Despite the harm patriarchy bears on us, both genders can be perpetrators of this system. One of the ways in which we are party to it is by upholding and enforcing a set of false images of an "Ideal Woman" and an "Ideal Man."
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 20 Feb 2019 - 21 Feb 2019
One day, Chippi, a baby lizard, while playing, is shooed away. People think it is scary and ugly. In the shock, Chippi loses her tail. And everyone starts teasing her, calling her names, as she is tailless now. She feels very sorry for herself and gets into a dark corner, crying. She knows that she has go get a tail. So what does she do to get her tail? Will she ever get her tail back? Will she become beautiful again?
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 20 Feb 2019 - 21 Feb 2019
One day, Chippi, a baby lizard, while playing, is shooed away. People think it is scary and ugly. In the shock, Chippi loses her tail. And everyone starts teasing her, calling her names, as she is tailless now. She feels very sorry for herself and gets into a dark corner, crying. She knows that she has go get a tail. So what does she do to get her tail? Will she ever get her tail back? Will she become beautiful again?
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 22 Feb 2019 - 22 Feb 2019
Scripted after research into Sri.G.P.Rajaratnam’s life and works, and interviews with his family and friends, ‘Ratnan Parpancha’ is a tribute to the noted Kannada writer on the occasion of his birth centenary. The play includes interesting anecdotes from the life and works of the author, some of his most popular songs and his most famous comedy, ‘Kambliseve’.
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 23 Feb 2019 - 24 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 15.30 PM,19.30 PM Schedule date : 23 Feb 2019 - 24 Feb 2019
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Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 26 Feb 2019 - 26 Feb 2019
“ಮೀಡಿಯ” ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ನಾಟಕಕಾರ ಯುರಿಪಿಡೀಸ್ ನ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ನಾಟಕ, ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾಲದ ಮಹಾನ್ ಟ್ರಾಜಿಡಿ, ಇದು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಭಾವೋದ್ವೇಗವುಳ್ಳ ಹೆಣ್ಣೊಬ್ಬಳ ಕಥೆ. ತನಗೆ ಮೋಸವಾದಾಗ ಅವಳಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಪ್ರೀತಿ, ಒಲುಮೆಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ದ್ವೇಷ,ಸೇಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ ಹೊಂದುವುದನ್ನು ಈ ನಾಟಕ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಮಿತಿಯರಿತ ಬದುಕು, ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವೇಕಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯ - ಇಂಥ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ತೂರಿ ಈ ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಯುರಿಪಿಡೀಸ್ ತೀವ್ರ ಭಾವಗಳ ಉಜ್ವಲತೆಯನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸುವಂತೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಾನೆ. ತನಗೆ ದ್ರೋಹವೆಸೆಗಿ ಮರುಮದುವೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ಜೇಸನನ ಮೇಲೆ, ಮತ್ತವನ ವಧು ಗ್ಲಾಶೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವಳ ತಂದೆ ಕ್ರೆಯಾನನ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೀಡಿಯಾ ಸೇಡು ತೀರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡದ್ದರ ಕಥೆಯೇ ಈ ನಾಟಕದ ವಸ್ತು.
BOOK NOWAll shows begin at 7.30 pm. Every Saturday and Sunday the shows are also at 3.30 pm. No late entry permitted. No refund on tickets. This programme is subject to change. Children below eight years not allowed (Unless a play has specific audience discretion)
Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 27 Feb 2019 - 27 Feb 2019
Adapted from the Pullitzer prize winning Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee The play is about people - People who have soldiered through fiercely demanding regimens to survive; people who have endured with them and the people who have worked to increase our understanding of cancer. The play takes you through the history of cancer treatment and research across time with stories of frustration and energy, structure and leadership, grief and survival, hope and risk, failure and endurance, isolation and confidence. The stories, personal and clinical will be brought alive through Sidney Farber, Gordon Zubrod Carla Reed and a few more.
BOOK NOWAll shows begin at 7.30 pm. Every Saturday and Sunday the shows are also at 3.30 pm. No late entry permitted. No refund on tickets. This programme is subject to change. Children below eight years not allowed (Unless a play has specific audience discretion)
Mar
Show Timings : 19.30 PM Schedule date : 28 Feb 2019 - 01 Mar 2019
The play opens as Ahalya and her academic husband, Dr Aravind Mulgund, return from honeymoon and immediately it is clear that Ahalya is neither happy nor satisfied in her new role as Aravind’s wife. Soon after their return, Ahalya is reacquainted with an old school friend, Malati and the brilliant wayward writer Jayaprakash. It becomes clear that Hedda has personal history with Jayaprakash and she was deeply in love with Malati. Ahalya comes to know about the happy and changed life Jayaprakash is leading and sharing with Malati. She persuades the conflicted writer to take his own life. However, she finds herself under the control of their imposing friend, Nagabhushana, a highly pompous and corrupt police officer, who makes it clear that he knows she gave the gun with which Jayaprakash has killed himself. He has the power to socially destroy her if he so desired. Trapped under his control, Ahalya retreats in to the her shell and shoots herself.
BOOK NOWAll shows begin at 7.30 pm. Every Saturday and Sunday the shows are also at 3.30 pm. No late entry permitted. No refund on tickets. This programme is subject to change. Children below eight years not allowed (Unless a play has specific audience discretion)
February
March
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'AHA!' is an expression of wonder, excitement and fulfillment across languages and cultures.
‘AHA! is Ranga Shankara’s most ambitious programme to date, bringing the magic of theatre in all its aspects to children. Launched in 2006, AHA! has grown organically adding programmes, dimensions, audiences, international collaborations and international festival, as one of the country’s most important and sustained Theatre for Children programmes.
At Ranga Shankara, we have over 400 performances a year in languages from across the city, across the country and across the world. Our monthly calendar ensures that there is something for every theatre enthusiast, catering to the cosmopolitan Bangalore with diversity of languages, age groups and interests.
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