theatre

Four-day weekend rakes in Rs50mn from 50 theatre halls in Punjab, with Lahore making Rs12mn alone

Founder, artistic director of Lahore-based performing arts troupe had been battling cancer for the last three years

Ajoka theatre’s three day drama festival is proving an enormous success at Alhamra Hall, Lahore

Artist claims to have been assaulted by seven men at five star hotel in Lahore

Young artists from 11 different countries, with 10 Pakistani theatre makers, collaborated in a cross-cultural workshop

‘The Fantasists’ promises to astonish its audience with some mesmerising acts

Droves come to PNCA to watch stage performance of drama groups

A relentless mission to educate

Directors say actors have been successful in producing the play to an admirable level

Set in Thar Desert, it tells the story of struggles for survival in the face of tyrant feudals

All it needed was less humour and an overall stronger cast...

Convention aims to make youth aware of art and culture, says Sheema Kermani

Naseem Vicky’s adaptation broke all records by earning Rs6.5 mn on Eid holidays

Play revolves around 10 strangers invited to an island by a mysterious host.

Theatre competition held for students aspiring to become actors someday

Play showcases the plight of prisoners on death row

Workshops focus on how to incorporate performing arts and theatre in education.

Students to present 12 plays in weeklong event

Napa students to perform a commedia dell'arte under guidance of Italian director Marco Luly

The performances were strong enough to convey emotions to a clueless audience

Shahr-e-Afsos performed to pay tribute to Intizar Hussain on first death anniversary

Thespian Soha Ali had recently accused producer Arshad Chaudhry of raping her

Thespian says Arshad also threatened to kill her children

Theatre group has been striving to relaunch festival

The play was a major hit at Karachi Theatre Festival

Akbar Islam’s comedy proves to be bad choice for closing of 20-day event

Three-day event attracts 4,000 audience members

Adapted from Hollywood classic ‘12 Angry Men,’ gripping courtroom drama kept audience on edge of their seats

Despite clichéd message, I.R Omar’s play reinforces family values, cultural beliefs through power-packed...

While retaining its comic nature, Younas Khan’s ‘Aaj Ki Taza Kabr’ deals with issue of terrorism

‘Khwabon Kay Musafir’ is Pakistani theatre at its best, pointing out our incompetence and stagnancy as a society

‘Likhay Jo Khatt Tujhey – An Ode to Love’ showcased dramatic readings of letters written by Josh, Faiz, and others

Attired in red, a symbol of revolution, performers sing 'Har Aurat Anmol'

Theatre, performing arts are from within our soil and most certainly part of the cultural fabric of the land

Punjabi theatre adaptation of Ryunosuke Akutagawa story to run at PNCA

Nargis said wealth was never her priority and she only charges a reasonable amount for her performances

Sunil Shankar and Joshinder Chaggar unveil magic of the metropolis in their latest offering

Ahsan Bari shares all that it took to compose music for ‘Conversations 2016’

Troupe performs ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ in Stuttgart, Germany

Free-of-charge event to host city’s big actors, performers

NRT’s performance of Fasana-e-Ajaib was scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 29, at the Southbank Centre

Ninety minutes is all you have

Event to feature prominent city-based troupes, will take place in second half of July

Directors decry government apathy towards performing arts

British director Tessa Walker says it is imperative for Pakistani govt to lend support to local stage productions

Student-run troupe aims to enable theatre, empower underprivileged performers in Pakistan.

Indian director Usha Ganguly says cultural bond between neighbouring countries too strong to be affected by politics

Drama troupes from India, Sri Lanka, Germany, USA, UK to arrive in Karachi for 13-day event

Indian director Kewal Dhalewal, Ajoka Theatre stage play on Bhagat Kabir in Lahore

NAPA alumus, Sunil Shanker, to venture into long-form improv plays