All’s Fair In Love?

Florian Zeller is a popular French playwright, whose works have been translated into English by Christopher Hampton (who also translated Yasmina Reza’s plays). <...

The Life of Germaine Greer, the Australian Writer from the Second-wave Feminist Movement

Former celebrated feminist Germaine Greer is no stranger to controversy. An Australian writer and public intellectual, she ...

Ad Guru and Theatre personality Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Veteran adman, theatre personality and brand consultant Alyque J. Padamsee died at the age of 90 in Mumbai last Saturday. He’s best known for iconic advertising campa...

The Staging of DEEWAR in India 2018

Prithvi Theatre opened to the public on a day in 1978, forty years ago. It is today an address that apart from being ...

Small Is In

There are so many small performance spaces in the city now that it is possible to experiment with content and presentation.

At a show of Love Matters, ...

Rapp vs Russia

These days, a popular fictional character does not die when his (or her) creator does; so when Vince Flynn, writer of bestselling political thr...

#MeToo in Egypt: Women Voice Their Concerns

The #MeToo campaign saw women from around the world share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault and Egypt is no exception. In fact...

Hollywood Film Awards honours Glenn Close, Hugh Jackman and Damien Chazelle

Hollywood Film Awards announced that this year they will hand out their top honours to several spectacular additions including Glenn Close, Hug...

Strangers on a Train

There is something romantic about train travel, which is probably why so many love stories begin when two people embark on a journey in a train...