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Symposium on theatre

A discussion on theatre that’s open to all at the MetroPlus Fest today

The Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Fest presents a symposium on “English Theatre in India: Challenge and Opportunity” today. Chaired and moderated by Arshia Sattar, the symposium, which is open to all, will be held at the Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Harrington Road, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The speakers are all associated with English theatre. The speakers and their subjects are:

Arshia Sattar “Setting the parameters.”

Sabina Mehta Jaitly “Theatre in English or Hindi: The dilemmas of an actor/director.”

Shernaz Patel “English Theatre in Bombay: How one survives.”

Mahesh Dattani “Indian Theatre and the English Language: A personal journey.”

Keval Arora “The Indian-ness of English Language Theatre in India: How we speak on stage and who hears us.”

Poile Sengupta “The In-Between Theatre: Between Amateur and Professional, Adults, Children, Experiment and Structure.”

P.C. Ramakrishna “Opening the Indian Treasure Chest: Enriching the English Stage through Adaptation and Translation.”

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