Umesh P N has spent the last ten years of his life taking theatre to schools, colleges, Corporates and NGOS. Besides writing for theatre he is deeply interested in theatre and the arts as a medium of education.
Comic situations and characters abound, and witty dialogues and songs in the “smattering of tongues” keep the audience regaled. Adding to the magic is the way the stage and props are used.
This Japanese play has been performed across the world with different actors for the past two decades. It is a powerful play which makes the audience introspect.
Street plays are perfect vehicles for political protest. Plays by three college groups at the Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival last week won applause, sometimes for clever lines and at other times for their message
The play attempts to make Hiroshima bombing relevant to a generation that seems to be far removed from that era. The question is, can I be accused of a crime that I never planned and participated in?
Let’s face it. ‘Cosmopolitan’ Bangalore has Kannada plays galore, and even a bit of English. But why did Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and other language plays die out?
