with legendary lights designer Joy sen who recently passed away and in our initial days, Chandan da (Sen) helped us a lot. Though we have often criticized their theatre, we have tremendous love and respect for these few people. c) If there’s one man, who’s theatre has really inspired us to perform better plays, it;s Anjan Dutta! He decided to return to theatre a few years ago, and ever since then he has gifted the city international standard and “young at heart” Brecht productions. His ruthless energy and unmatched international treatment has always taken our hearts by storm.
Admit One hosted by NLSIU. And there’s of course Thespo, the best there is in terms of getting your work screened and if not anything else, get really useful and coherent feedback. There are festivals like Short+sweet which really pushes even amateur groups to up their game, One constantly has to be on the lookout for quality platforms.
d) The list of other influences are aplenty. We were blown away by Natak Company when we saw them in Thespo. We have only encountered their theatre in recorded form, but Complicite and Simon Mcburney really inspires us to push our boundaries. Same goes for the contemporary directors in national theatre and Royal Shakespeare company! And younger directors like Thomas Ostermeier who have staged their productions in the city.
What are some of the best platforms you’ve used to showcase your work that you would also recommend to amateur artists? Competitions like Channel V Indiafest is a great place to start since it pits you against national contenders! The same goes for the bigger college fests like IIT KGP’s springfest or specific theatre contests like
Poster of ‘A Good Play’
What are the themes you have previously worked on and would like to work on in the future and is there any specific reason behind it?