Recording Theatre Memories
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Bhavikk Shah
Mar 6, 2024, 11:02:43 AMMar 6
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Wednesday, 06 Mar 2024
Dear Reader,
Recording Theatre MemoriesThere's news that Amal Allana has written a biography of her father, the legendary Ebrahim Alkazim titled Holding Time Captive, published by Penguin Random House. Alkazi shaped modern theatre in Mumbai, and then went on to head the National School of Drama, that trained some of the best theatre makers in the country, so his life would make for fascinating reading.
Earlier, Amal's brother, Feisal Alkazi had written a very readable book, titled Enter Stage Right: The Alkazi/Padamsee Family Memoir, published by Speaking Tiger Books in 2021. Ebrahim Alkazi was married to Roshen Padamsee, sister of Alyque Padamsee, so between the two clans, they dominated the cultural landscape of India for decades, as various members of the two families were inevitably drawn into the world of theatre.
There is buzz about a few other senior theatre people also penning down their memoirs, so at least some part of contemporary Indian theatre will be preserved in the pages of these books. So many well-known theatre folk have completed more that a quarter century working on the stage, and their stories should be archived, since they reflect how Indian society has evolved, as much as, if not more than cinema, TV and literature.
It was interesting to read The Guardian’s review of India-themed BHANGRA NATION, described as “Big, bright, bouncy and bursting with enough energy to propel it across the Atlantic, this dance-centred, coming-of-age musical, first presented in San Diego in 2022, has been reworked especially for its UK premiere by the original creative team, including Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew (co-authors of the book), Sam Willmott (music and lyrics) and Stafford Arima (director).” The plot is very Hindi filmi, but all things Bollywood are now trending, so why not some boisterous bhangra on the western stage.
"Perhaps, therefore, ideal stage managers not only need to be calm and meticulous professionals who know their craft, but masochists who feel pride in rising above impossible odds."
- Peter Hall
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