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The good, the bad and the not so great
Photo credit Sharjeel Khan Lovengers is an original production by Lush Entertainment which previously brought to Karachi adaptations of ‘Chicago’ and ‘It Runs in the Family’. It was a successfully...
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Punjab celebrates theatre
Universities from across Punjab came together for a three-day theatre festival in Lahore last week. Titled “Punjab Lok Rahs Theatre Competition,” the festival was held at the National College of Arts...
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I’ve friends equalling country’s money in Swiss banks: Hasina
KARACHI: Friends and colleagues paid heartfelt tribute to seasoned playwrighter Hasina Moin at an event organised to acknowledge her services to show business at the Arts Council Karachi on Tuesday....
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Ingénue, bombshell and a whole lot more
Maria Wasti.–Photo by Zahid Ghouri Rarely does one come across a young woman who is fiercely independent and yet firmly rooted to the ground, a person who has a sane opinion but gives others a fair...
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Front seat: Life in the sub-text
Nyla Jafri and Rahat Kazmi in Saalgirah.–Photo by White Star. If you go by the views of famous Indian playwright, Javed Siddiqui, then the recipe for an ideal marital relationship is actually...
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Napa announces February events
NAPA students performing dance and drama.–Photo courtesy http://www.napa.org.pk/ KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) will present five projects in February (from Jan 31 to Feb 24)...
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Play highlights sufferings of Kashmiris
Students perform a tableau at PNCA. — Dawn LAHORE: A theatre group staged the play, Baghal Mein Chhuri or a wolf in sheep’s clothing, in a hall at the Open Air Theatre at Bagh-i-Jinnah in connection...
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Aangan Terha being staged from today
KARACHI: A stage play based on the famous 1980s TV series Aangan Terha will be staged from Feb 8 at the Arts Council Karachi auditorium. This was announced by writer of the play Anwar Maqsood at a...
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When absurdity makes sense
SAL (Rouvan Mahmud) points the gun at Lisa (Meher Jaffri) as Rumi (Ali Junejo) looks on.–Photo by White Star. KARACHI: When Albert Camus wrote that brilliant essay The Myth of Sisyphus in the 1940s it...
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The odd couples
A scene from the play.–Photo by White Star KARACHI: French playwright Yasmina Reza is a modern-day literary giant. Her plays are a delightful social commentaries wrapped in vitriolic humour. She has...
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