The crumbling facade of single-screen theatres on K.G. Road may not just be a sad metaphor for the quality of films... there’s more to it, perhaps?

The unique appeal of Pouranic verse drama came alive in the staging of ‘Bhaktha Prahlada’.

‘Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam’ was the first play to be made into audio tape format.

Over three decades and approaching its 600th show, the Kannada play Mukhyamantri has made its mark as a classic. The play, with its meaning contemporary and dynamic, is a fine example of top notch acting, direction and content

Grand sets and chaste Tamil make a welcome change. Geetha Venkataramanan adds the background details

The four plays staged at “Hriday Manch-2016” were comic expositions exuding local flavour and style, writes Diwan Singh Bajeli

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres

The rarely staged first part of ‘Subhadraharanam’ was performed in Edappally by a group of competent artistes.

Actress Neena Gupta on the special camaraderie of theatre and playing Hema Roy in Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged in the city on September 18

‘Meevente Memuntam’ enacted the tussle between youthful independence and experience of parents.

Yuki Ellias gave the story a human and humorous touch

‘Maniyosai’ recounted Palghat Mani Iyer’s musical journey. Suganthy Krishnamachari writes

Shraddha’s ‘Aurangazeb’, for the lovers of history

Mohan Agashe tells us what pushed him to back “Atsu”, which deals with the growing problem of elderly care.

Hanu Yadav’s “Karmanasha Ki Haar” is a severe indictment of superstition and feudal values, says Diwan Singh Bajeli

As Saif Hyder Hasan brings "Mr. and Mrs. Murarilal" to the city, SWATI DAFTUAR takes stock of commercial theatre in the Capital

Anupam Kher speaks about the emotional core of Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged this weekend in the city

An unabridged version of ‘Kuchelavritham’ was staged in Palakkad, to the delight of rasikas.

Ninasam Tirugata staged two plays -- Kalandugeya Kathe and Atta Dari Itta Puli. One reads the contemporary into classical, and the other bares the present itself

Fifty years of Stage Creations’ existence will be marked with the play ‘Dowri Kalyana Vaibogamey’. Malathi Rangarajan attends a rehearsal.

Ramchandra Singh and Himani Shivpuri, recipients of this year’s Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for theatre, moved the Delhi audience with their talent at the National Festival of Performing Arts, says Diwan Singh Bajeli

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream staged by E.M.G.Yadava Women’s College students brought to fore Elizabethan society, sense and sensibilities

Music is not a separate identity in Kathakali, says ace Kathakali musician Kalanilayam Rajeevan.

Laugh non-stop, that’s what the audience did watching ‘Crazy Thieves...’

Visu’s play, enacted by Stage Creations, underlined greed and hypocrisy.

'Kimartham Draupathy', Aswathy Vijayan’s Sanskrit play, is about predicaments that women face even in the present day. The drama will be staged today

Y Gee Mahendran’s ‘Soppana Vazhvil’ is a witty commentary on the unruly ways of society, writes Srivathsan Nadadhur.

Unarvu, the senior citizen’s forum, makes its debut in theatre

Manav Kaul’s Park, at one level, explores what constitutes home in the Bengaluru of today

Rani Balbir Kaur’s production of Balwant Gargi celebrated play “Kanak Di Balli” touched the hearts of the audience.

Theatre aspirants in Visakhapatnam were exposed to technical and histrionic trends from across the country.

Written by Girish Karnad in 2004 and directed by Alyque Padamsee, the play has seen Shabana make the character her own.

The 28th Urdu Drama Festival charmed the audience with the variety of themes and presentational styles.

Lillete Dubey’s ‘Gauhar’ is a terrific ode to one of the first singing sensations in the country

Amaravati Poetic Prism 2016 makes its entry into Indian Book of Records as the largest poetic anthology comprising 527 poems.

Nimmy Raphel and Sharanya Ramprakash discuss the challenges theatre faces after the pandemic

Hints for rate cut and weak economic data triggers the fall

Meanwhile, the dollar index gained 0.16 per cent to 102.85 points

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.86 but soon pared the gains to trade at 83.92, unchanged from its previous close

Rupee weighed down by a firm dollar, geopolitical tensions in West Asia

While traders expect the rupee to weaken below 84, interventions from RBI have kept the currency well-supported above the psychologically important level

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.03 per cent lower at 103.17

Market players eye release of domestic macroeconomic data

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.06 per cent higher at 103.19

Forex traders say a mixed-to-positive tone in the domestic market also supported rupee

Forex traders said the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market and retreating crude oil prices also supported investor sentiments

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 83.86 against the greenback and traded in the range of 83.76 to 83.88

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading marginally higher by 0.02 per cent to 101.31

Heavy demand for dollars weighs on rupee