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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright passes away
Sam Shepard (73), the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, has passed away in Kentucky, United States on July 27, 2017. He was Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American West. ..
Professor Raj Bisaria selected for Kalidas Samman
Madhya Pradesh Government has selected renowned theatre personality Prof Raj Bisaria for the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ national award for 2015-16. He will be bestowed with the prestigious award for achievement in theatre in a ceremony to be held in Ujjain. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Noted Malayalam theatre artist Kavalam Narayana Panicker passes away
Noted Malayalam theatre doyen Kavalam Narayana Panicker passed away due age-related ailments in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 88. He was dramatist, theatre director and poet. He had written over 26 Malayalam plays and had played a pioneering role in bringing ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Veteran theatre personality Achyut Lahkar passes away
Veteran theatre personality, playwright and doyen of Assam’s mobile theatre movement Achyut Lahkar passed away in Pathsala, Assam following a protracted illness. He was 85. He was considered as the father of the Bhryamyman or Mobile Theatre of Assam. He ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Theatre guru Ratan Thiyam selected for 11th META Lifetime Achievement Award
Veteran playwright and director Ratan Thiyam has been selected for prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META). He will be conferred with this award in recognition for his work for creating a new ..